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Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz, an old-line conservative once described as that nation’s most pro-American politician, has become a born-again European, calling for “full independence from the U.S.,” which he says has become “largely indifferent to the fate of Europe.”

"What's happening is unprecedented," says Roland Friedrich, Unrwa's West Bank director.

Israel's blockade of West Bank refugee camps has made establishing information about what is happening inside nearly impossible, says Unrwa's Roland Friedrich, including the exact extent of demolitions.

The new designation has reignited calls to ban the AfD ahead of a vote next week in the parliament, or Bundestag, to confirm conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor.

The parliament, or Bundestag, will hold a vote next week to confirm conservative leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor, heading a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.