Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar held talks with Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, where both leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international developments. They expressed serious concern over the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. In a press statement on Sunday, the Foreign Office spokesperson said DPM Dar condemned Israel’s plan for a full military takeover, calling it a blatant violation of international law and UNSC resolutions. DPM Dar emphasized the urgent need for unhindered humanitarian aid and an end to Israeli impunity. Meanwhile, Germany, responding to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israel’s military expansion plans, has decided to limit arms exports to Israel—a significant and rare move driven by growing public pressure. Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, hitherto a staunchly pro-Israel leader, made the announcement on Friday arguing that Israel’s actions would not achieve its stated war goals of eliminating Hamas or bringing Israeli hostages home. It is a bold move for a leader who after winning elections in February said he would invite Benjamin Netanyahu to Germany in defiance of an arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister issued by the International Criminal Court. The shift reflects how Germany’s come-what-may support for Israel, rooted in its historical guilt over the Nazi Holocaust, is being tested like never before as the high Palestinian civilian death toll in Gaza, massive war destruction and images of starving children are chipping away at decades of policy.
Pakistan and Turkiye raise alarm over Gaza’s humanitarian crisis
