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German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her “concerns about the escalation of violence” in Gaza, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
According to Seibert, Merkel also told Netanyahu she understands “the security concerns of Israel”.
“The right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly should not be abused to provoke unrest”, his statement reads. “Violence should not be a means to enforce political goals”.
The German Chancellor also addressed the Iran nuclear deal, stressing that Germany, the UK and Britain are ‘’bound by the nuclear agreement with Iran as long as Iran continues to honour its obligations under the agreement’’.
Both leaders have expressed their concern about Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well as Iran’s destabilizing role in the region.
The statement concluded that Merkel condemned the recent Iranian attacks on Israeli military positions on the Golan Heights.
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