The leaders of Germany, France and Britian are weighing up whether to dispatch their foreign secretaries to Israel next week, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday.

Germany, France and Britain are considering sending their foreign ministers to Israel next week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says, as international pressure mounts over Gaza’s dire humanitarian crisis.

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance on Israel, with members of his own coalition calling for Berlin to join a statement by dozens of Western nations condemning the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians.

The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany have demanded Israel allow unrestricted aid into Gaza to end a “humanitarian catastrophe."

The strongest rejection of increased diplomatic pressure against Israel comes among supporters of the right-wing extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, 37% of whom questioned applying more pressure. Still, a majority of 61% of AfD voters are in favor of Germany taking a tougher position towards Israel.

Former German president Joachim Gauck has criticized Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling it "disproportionate" and "irresponsible. " "Too much suffering is being inflicted on too many innocent people to punish the guilty,

Macron shocked the world on Thursday when he broke ranks with his allies and announced that France would recognize Palestine as a nation-state.

Friedrich Merz confirms that 2 German aircraft may begin airdropping humanitarian aid from Jordan into Gaza as early as Wednesday - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany has announced a humanitarian air bridge to Gaza, in coordination with Jordan, to address the deepening crisis. Chancellor Merz signaled potential pressure on Israel for aid access. Meanwhile,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced mounting pressure from within his coalition Wednesday to adopt a tougher stance on Israel, as lawmakers

The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,