On Tuesday, Olaf Scholz held a memorable press conference with his Israeli counterpart. But suddenly the German Chancellor’s delegation became embroiled in daily war life. Shortly before the government plane took off, a catastrophe almost occurred.
Everything off! Even the Chancellor! However, due to a missile alert, the German Chancellor’s delegation had to suddenly abandon the plane before leaving Tel Aviv for Cairo. Scholz was taken to a car by his bodyguards and driven into a building. The other passengers – mainly journalists – stayed behind. They were asked to lie on the ground at the airport.
Those present report hectic scenes. A Spiegeljournalist writes: “Wait. Then a dull bang, light in the air. Apparently the Iron Dome defense system intercepted the missile.” Apparently two anti-aircraft missiles were fired, which could be clearly heard at the airport.
After a few minutes, the passengers were able to board the plane again. The delegation has now started its journey to Cairo.
During Scholz’s press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the greater Tel Aviv area was hit twice with rockets. Even before the rocket alarm went off on the Tel Aviv runway, the Chancellor had to be taken to safety in the German embassy for a few minutes.
Netanyahu makes a Holocaust comparison
At the joint press conference, Netanyahu compared the Hamas attacks to the Holocaust. He compared the actions of the Hamas attackers to the Babyn Yar massacre. In the narrow gorge of Babyn Yar on the former outskirts of Kiev, the National Socialists shot dead on 29/30. September 1941 more than 33,000 Jewish men, women and children.
“This is an atrocity that we only remember from the Nazi crimes during the Holocaust,” Netanyahu said. “Hamas are the new Nazis.” He also compared the organization to the terrorist network Islamic State (IS). Netanyahu demanded that the world help Israel destroy Hamas. He thanked Scholz for his visit to Israel and his solidarity.
Source: Krone
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