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Merz says Netanyahu will be able to visit Germany despite ICC warrant

Friedrich Merz is expected to be Germany's next chancellor after his conservative bloc won national elections on February 23, 2025 [Liesa Johannssen/Reuters]

Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, says he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Speaking to reporters on Monday, a day after his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party won national elections, Merz said he told Netanyahu in a congratulatory phone call that the pair should meet after a new German government is formed.

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