Germany’s Merz ‘strongly condemns’ Israeli minister’s call for daily killings in Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı

On 19 August 2026, governments criticised remarks about Gaza by Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir. Germany's Merz 'strongly condemned' his call for daily killings in Gaza, and France and the UN also condemned the remarks. Paris called them 'inhumane' and 'unbearable', and France 24 reported that Paris and Berlin condemned them together.

Other Gaza-related news the same day: Bennett vowed to expel Qatar and Turkey from Gaza and hand their role to Egypt, according to i24NEWS. The Jerusalem Post reported that Trump told the US Congress to provide $206 million for a Gaza peacekeeping force. Australia expressed anger after Israel dropped a probe into the killings of Gaza aid workers, and India reaffirmed its support for Palestine and a negotiated two-state solution.