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.

Previous German aid-dropping operations in the territory may give a glimpse of what to expect, according to a defense spokesman in Berlin.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Israel must take ‘substantive steps’ to improve the situation in Gaza before September.

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

Macron shocked the world on Thursday when he broke ranks with his allies and announced that France would recognize Palestine as a nation-state.

The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,

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.