As of: February 14, 2024, 9:13 p.m
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Israel is preparing a military offensive in Rafah.
Baerbock speaks against the project - and calls for an armistice.
The news ticker about the war in Israel.
Discussion flared up: Vatican describes fights in the Gaza Strip as "slaughter" - Israel protests protests
Foreign Minister
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: Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits Jerusalem
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Update from February 14, 9:10 p.m.:
Annalena Baerbock called for a new fire break in the Gaza war during her visit to Israel.
This would open a time window "to get the hostages free and get more humanitarian aid," said the Foreign Minister on her fifth visit to Israel since the terrorist attack of the Islamist Hamas on October 7th.
She called on the warring parties to accept a proposal from Qatar and Egypt for a ceasefire and the release of more hostages.
The security of the people in Israel before Hamas' terror is just as important as the survival of the people in Gaza, said the minister.
"The terror of Hamas also brought nothing but death and suffering through Gaza." If they had pity with their own population, the Hamas fighter would immediately lay down their weapons, she said.
At the same time, Baerbock confirmed that an Israeli offensive in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip would be "a humanitarian disaster with an announcement".
People needed "safe places and safe corridors in order not to get any further into the crossfire".
More border crossings would have to be opened so that more aid and medicine could be imported.
UN employees must be able to rely on security guarantees.
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) speaks about the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip before the press.
© Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa
Baerbock continues Israel's visit: Green politician wants to talk about fire break
Update from February 14, 6:50 p.m.:
Foreign Minister Baerbock will continue in visitors in Israel on Thursday.
The Greens politician will come together in the morning with Israel's President Izchak Herzog.
A meeting with Benny Gantz, minister in the Israeli war cabinet, is also planned.
During the talks, it should also be about the military offensive planned by Israel against the terrorist organization Hamas in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip as well as the humanitarian situation of the civilian population.
A spokesman for the Federal Foreign Office had announced that at Baerbock's visit to Israel, the political path towards a new humanitarian break in Gaza would also be an issue.
Baerbock also wants to meet relatives of the hostages who are still being held in the Gaza Strip.
Vatican describes fighting in Gaza as “carnage” – Israel protests
Update from February 14, 5:08 p.m.:
Israel protested the Vatican against the name of the fights in the Gaza Strip as a "slaughter".
The Foreign Minister of the Catholic Papal States, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, criticized the Israeli attacks as disproportionate on Tuesday.
"I think we are all outraged by these events over this slaughter.
We have to find other ways to solve the problem of Gaza to solve Palestine's problem. "
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Update from February 14, 2:40 p.m
.: After the Israeli air raids on Lebanon, there are first reports from fatalities.
The Lebanese news channel
Al Mayadeen
, which is in the connection with the Hisbollah, reported four fatalities in the city of Souaneh.
Israel carries out “widespread airstrikes” in Lebanon
Update from February 14th, 1:30 p.m.:
In response to rocket attacks from Lebanon, the Israeli armed forces carried out “widespread air strikes” against Hezbollah positions on Wednesday afternoon.
This is reported by The Times of Israel
portal
with reference to the Israeli military.
The Israel Defense Forces said it would provide more information shortly.
Update from February 14th, 12:30 p.m.:
The head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has called on Hamas in the Gaza Strip to agree to a hostage deal with Israel as quickly as possible.
This was reported by the Palestinian agency
Wafa News
.
Abbas said that Hamas must sign an agreement to save the Palestinian people “from another catastrophe with threatening consequences” and prevent an offensive against the city of Rafah.
An offensive in Rafah, Abbas said, would lead to “thousands of casualties, pain and displacement among our people.”
After rocket attack from Lebanon: Israel is probably preparing a tough response
Update from February 14, 11:55 p.m.: According to the news portal
Ynet
, the Israeli army is preparing
for a "significant answer" against the HISBOLLAH after the severe rocket attacks against the north of Israel.
According to the report, the army will not only attack positions from which the rockets were fired, but also other Hezbollah locations on Lebanese territory.
On Tuesday (February 13), Hezbollah's Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, announced further attacks on Israel and emphasized that the attacks would continue until the "Israeli aggression" in the Gaza Strip ends.
The Lebanese militia repeatedly refers to the 2006 war and is convinced that the Israeli army can be defeated if there is a ground offensive.
Rocket attack on northern Israel: emergency services report one dead
Update from February 14th, 11:13 a.m.:
According to Israeli media reports, a woman was killed in the rocket strike in the city of Safed in northern Israel.
The media also reported that the attack came from neighboring Lebanon, citing the head of the Magen David Adom rescue service, Eli Bin.
The rescue service had previously reported seven injuries as a result of the rocket impact.
The injured were conscious and taken to a hospital.
Israeli media also reported power outages in the Galilee town with around 40,000 inhabitants.
The Israeli military had repeatedly reported rocket alarms in the north of the country.
Israel's army also said it had registered numerous rocket launches from Lebanon.
The launch sites were then attacked.
It was initially unclear who carried out the rocket attacks.
Update from February 14th, 9:14 a.m.:
According to Israeli media, several cities and settlements in northern Israel were fired at with rockets from Lebanon.
So far, seven people have been injured in attacks in the city of Safed, the
Times of Israel
newspaper reported, citing emergency services.
Eight rockets were reportedly fired at the city of around 40,000 residents.
War in Israel: Baerbock visits Jerusalem
First report from February 14th:
Jerusalem - Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is setting off this Wednesday (8 a.m.) on her fifth trip to Israel since the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7th.
After her arrival in Jerusalem, the Green politician will have a conversation with Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
The Federal Foreign Minister wanted to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the afternoon.
A meeting with opposition leader Jair Lapid was also planned.
There will be a meeting with President Izchak Herzog this Thursday.
The Israeli army's announced ground offensive against the Islamist Hamas in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip as well as the humanitarian situation of the civilian population in Gaza are likely to play an important role in the talks.
Baerbock wants to campaign for a ceasefire in the Israel war in Jerusalem
Baerbock called on Israel on Tuesday (February 13) to provide protective corridors in the war with Gamas so that the civilian population in Rafah could reach safety.
In addition, she again demanded that Israel allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
During a visit to Berlin by the Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Territories, Riad Malki, she emphasized Israel's right to self-defense against Hamas terror, but at the same time underlined that Israel has a duty to respect international humanitarian law.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office had announced that Baerbock's talks in Israel would also focus on the political path towards a new humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.
This is intended to create a time window for the release of further hostages and negotiations for a sustainable ceasefire.
Israel continues to believe in US support in the war with Hamas
Meanwhile, Israel is convinced of the support from the USA on diplomatic issues.
Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog denied reports that Joe Biden's government was pressuring for a ceasefire.
“The U.S. government has questions about the humanitarian side of the war, but I don't see a U.S. stance aimed at stopping us,” he told Army radio station
GLZ Radio
.
Although the USA would demand a ceasefire in order to free hostages, there are no calls for a final ceasefire.
Despite the different opinions in the USA towards Israel, support for the country's war goals in the Gaza Strip remains the same, explained Herzog.
(bb/dpa)