By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance on Israel, with members of his own coalition calling for Berlin to join a statement by dozens of Western nations condemning the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians.

Former German president Joachim Gauck has criticized Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling it "disproportionate" and "irresponsible. " "Too much suffering is being inflicted on too many innocent people to punish the guilty,

Around 130 diplomats formed internal chat groups urging Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul to take tougher stance on Israel - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany is not planning to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term and said its priority now is to make "long-overdue progress" towards a two-state solution, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.

Germany does not plan to follow in France's footsteps and recognize Palestine as a state in the near future, government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said on Friday. He said the German government sees recognition as "one of the final steps" on the path to a two-state solution,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced mounting pressure from within his coalition Wednesday to adopt a tougher stance on Israel, as lawmakers

Joachim Gauck says he is 'appalled' by what Israeli gov't, Netanyahu, and his 'truly terrible party allies' are doing - Anadolu Ajansı

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LONDON — Britain threatened Tuesday to take further action against Israel if it does not agree to end the war in Gaza, a day after two dozen mostly European countries condemned Israel’s restrictions on aid shipments into the territory and the killings of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach food.