"A negotiated two-state solution remains the only path that can offer people on both sides a life in peace, security, and dignity," he said in a statement issued shortly before his trip on Thursday to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said “Germany will also be forced to react to unilateral moves”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On Gaza, whose two million-plus inhabitants now face an unfolding famine, Wadephul demanded that Israel enable more aid into the territory “immediately, comprehensively and in a lasting way” to alleviate the “dramatic” situation there.