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epa10907349 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a statement to the situation in Israel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 08 October 2023. After a surprise attack on Israel claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas, in which more than 300 Israelis were killed and over 1,000 left injured, according to the Israeli foreign ministry. Israeli air strikes in retaliation for rocket attacks have killed over 300 people in the Gaza Strip, with almost 2,000 wounded, according to Palestinian official sources. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE