Merkel, Abbas back efforts to achieve Israel's ceasefire

German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke on the phone today with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about the current conflict in the Middle East, and both agreed to support efforts to reach a ceasefire, said a Merkel spokesman. “Merkel and President Abbas have agreed to take initiative a quick ceasefire must be supported [...]
“Merkel and President Abbas have agreed to take initiative a quick ceasefire must be further supported, “said a spokesman in a statement, Reuters reports.
The German Chancellor also stressed Israel's right to self-defense in the situation of missile attacks by the Gaza Strip, the report said.











