Britain, France and Germany are calling for an immediate end Israel's war in Gaza after dozens of people were killed over a 24-hour period in the territory.

The call comes after the three leaders spoke again by phone on Saturday morning, following Friday's conversation. According to the British PM Keir Starmer, the E3 leaders talked about the situation in Gaza,

The leaders of Britain, France, and Germany plan to hold an emergency call Friday about the hunger crisis in Gaza.

Israeli government must cease its intense military operations, allow for a ceasefire, and most importantly, permit humanitarian aid to reach the people,' says Chancellor Friedrich Merz - Anadolu Ajans

These and a thousand other memorials and rituals are expressions of Germany’s Erinnerungskultur, a “memory culture” built up over decades. Lately they have been overlaid by a more familiar sight: the markers of bitter rows over Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian militants did not want a deal.

German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan expressed regret on Tuesday that Germany had not joined the 28 countries demanding an immediate end to the war in Gaza, in a statement issued the previous day.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance on Israel, with members of his own coalition calling for Berlin to join a statement by dozens of Western nations condemning the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians.