Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

I think it is a completely absurd idea that an Israeli prime minister cannot visit the Federal Republic of Germany,' Merz said.

Germany's cabinet approved the deployment of police to two EU civilian missions in the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, including an operation to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah.

BERLIN : German election winner Friedrich Merz said today he would make sure Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister.