Germany has partially lifted travel warnings for Israel and replaced them with milder advisories in response to the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said his confidence in the peace process had grown.
Germany has partially lifted travel warnings for several areas of Israel and replaced them with advisories. This is in response to the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. TASR informs about this according to the Tuesday report of the DPA agency.
- Germany partially changed travel warnings for areas of Israel.
- The change is related to the ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement.
- Minister Wadephul has confidence in the current peace process.
- Lifting the warnings may contribute to better relations with Israel.
- Travel advisories to some parts of Israel remain in place.
“My confidence in the peace process has grown,” German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said at a meeting with Nigeria’s foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar, in Berlin on Tuesday.
Wadephul: Partial lifting of the warning can help improve relations
Wadephul announced the move on Saturday in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv after a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. “We see that the situation has stabilized significantly,” Wadephul said. Partial lifting of the travel warning can contribute to improving relations between Israel and Germany, he emphasized.
German diplomacy issued a travel warning for some areas of Israel, such as the area around the Gaza Strip, after the war began two years ago. At the same time, she did not recommend traveling to the whole country.
Recommendations remain
Travel and safety advisories in effect as of Tuesday state that travel to the area around the Gaza Strip and northern Israel is still strongly advised against. It is also not recommended to travel to other parts of Israel or East Jerusalem, except for urgent trips, as the country formally remains in a state of war.
The Israeli government has called for the travel warning to be lifted following the conclusion of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip in mid-October. It also demanded the partial lifting of the German embargo on arms exports. Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced this measure in early August, but has not yet decided to revoke it.
