Baerbock reaffirms full support for Israel and for Jews in Germany:

"Hamas has given the criminal occupation excuses to commit its crimes in the Gaza Strip, the most prominent being the holding of hostages."— Mahmud Abbas, the Palestinian President, addressing Hamas's actions and their consequences on the Palestinian people.

"The house collapsed on top of us."— Umm Walid al-Khour, a survivor of the strike in Gaza City.

"There is seriousness and determination on both sides ... However, our optimism about success of the talks remains extremely cautious."— Abbas Araqchi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, expressed his views on the current nuclear negotiations with the U.S.

"Netanyahu demanded that Bar obey him in the event of a constitutional crisis instead of following the instructions of the Supreme Court."— Ronen Bar, head of the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin Bet, in his sworn statement.

The men were 'targeted at close range.'— The head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society on the circumstances of the killing of medics.

"Our crews recovered the bodies of 10 martyrs and a large number of wounded from the house of the Baraka family and the neighbouring houses targeted by the Israeli occupation forces."— Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defence agency, regarding the strikes in Khan Yunis.

"If we capitulate to the dictates of Hamas now, all the great achievements of the war, which we achieved with the merit of our soldiers and our fallen and our heroic injured, all these achievements will disappear."— Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, in a recorded message to the citizens of Israel.