Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire

US President Donald Trump has said that both Israel and Iran violated the ceasefire. Speaking to reporters before departing for the NATO summit in Netherland's The Hague, Trump voiced disappointment over the continued hostilities. 'I’m not happy with Israel. Not happy with Iran either… but really unhappy with Israel,' he said.

President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing." pic.twitter.com/xrztmebALZ

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Over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump expressed in “an exceptionally firm and direct way” his disapproval of the Israeli retaliation strike, which was about to be carried out by fighter jets in Iran. “The president told Netanyahu what needed to happen to sustain the ceasefire. The prime minister understood the severity of the situation and the concerns President Trump expressed,” the Washington source tells the news outlet.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that “the moment has come” for a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas. Speaking to parliament, Merz reiterates Germany’s support for Israel, which he says “has a right to defend its existence and the safety of its citizens.” But he adds that Germany reserves the right to “critically question what Israel wants to achieve in the Gaza Strip.” He also says that Germany “will not consider suspending or terminating” the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which has been under review by the EU as the bloc looks to pressure Israel into allowing more aid into Gaza. However, Merz also calls on Israel to ensure “humane treatment of the people in the Gaza Strip, especially women, children and the elderly.”