By Sarah Marsh, Matthias Williams and Thomas EscrittTURKU, Finland/BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered his most severe rebuke of Israel to date on Tuesday, criticising massive air strikes on Gaza as no longer justified by the need to fight Hamas and "no longer comprehensible".

Germany's foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, warned against instrumentalizing historic support for Israel and threatened measures over the Gaza conflict. This marks a significant shift as Germany reconsiders its stance on military exports amidst worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza,

Germany's foreign minister and chancellor issued their strongest rebuke yet against Israel, threatening unspecified measures and halting weapons exports used to violate humanitarian law in Gaza.