Friedrich Merz says ‘absurd’ an Israeli PM can’t visit Germany as Netanyahu faces warrant on Gaza war crime allegations.

Friedrich Merz vows to 'find a way' for PM to travel to and from Germany without arrest; premier hails Merz for 'openly defying ICC's scandalous decision' to accuse him of war crimes

The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence minister as well as Hamas officials for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.

Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next chancellor after Sunday’s parliamentary elections, for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Berlin.

Protesters call for arms embargo, end of U.S. aid to Israel during Netanyahu’s visit with President Donald Trump

German Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an official visit to Germany, Netanyahu’s office said Monday. In a statement, the office called the invitation “overt defiance of the scandalous International Criminal Court decision to label the Prime Minister a war criminal.”

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

German conservative candidate for chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz speaks on the day of a party leadership meeting following the general election in Berlin,

German conservative leader and election winner Friedrich Merz intends to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an official visit to Germany, despite an outstanding international warrant for his arrest,

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him to do so without being arrested under a warrant by the International Criminal Court.