Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him to do so without being arrested under a warrant by the International Criminal Court.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that he would invite him to Germany in defiance of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Israeli prime minister's office said on Monday.

A crowd cheered as masked militants brought two pale and dazed Israeli captives onto a rainy stage in front of cameras for the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange of the Gaza ceasefire Saturday.

Hamas is under pressure from Israel and the U.S. at a crucial time for the Gaza ceasefire as it claims it could have misidentified a hostage's remains.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing public backlash after the bodies of four Israeli hostages were returned from Gaza on Thursday.

ISRAEL has demanded Hamas thugs face “hell” after they put on a twisted parade using the locked coffins of four killed hostages. The remains of the youngest Israeli hostage Kfir, 2,

Hamas said on Monday that the suspension was a response to Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Gaza, which came into effect on January 19. The Palestinian group cited the delayed return of displaced people to different areas of Gaza and not allowing the entry of all aid that had been agreed upon as part of the deal.

We are all enraged at the monsters of Hamas,” Mr Netanyahu said in a video statement, adding: “We will return all our hostages, destroy the murderers, eliminate Hamas and together - with God’s help - we will secure our future.

The bodies presumed to be of the youngest Israelis held hostage by Hamas have been returned to Israel, dashing the hopes of a nation hoping for a happier ending.

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