Germany warns Israel against permanent occupation of Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Germany today warned Israel against the permanent occupation of Gaza after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his troops will indefinitely remain in so-called “security zones” in the enclave.

“The German government clearly rejects a permanent occupation of Gaza and a permanent expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. Gaza belongs to the Palestinians,” Christian Wagner, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said at a press briefing in Berlin.

“It…