German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (December 7), after he visited the country's Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem.

After holding a private meeting with Netanyahu, Merz and his team held a meeting with Netanyahu and his team. The two leaders are expected to deliver statement later on Sunday.

Merz arrived in Israel on Saturday (December 6) when he met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem and said that he hoped the Gaza peace process could enter the next phase.

Germany on Wednesday (December 3) became the first European nation to deploy the Israeli-made Arrow air defence system, built to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles such as Russia's Oreshnik, as it seeks to counter what it sees as a growing threat from Moscow.

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JERUSALEM (DECEMBER 7, 2025) (GPO - Access all)

1. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU GREETING GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ, BOTH POSING FOR PHOTOS

2. MERZ AND NETANYAHU STANDING IN FRONT OF ISRAELI AND GERMAN FLAGS (MUTE)

3. VARIOUS OF MERZ AND NETANYAHU SITTING DOWN FOR MEETING (MUTE)

4. MERZ AND NETANYAHU SHAKING HANDS (MUTE)

5. NETANYAHU SITTING IN FRONT OF MERZ IN MEETING WITH ISRAELI, GERMAN TEAMS, ISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER ISRAEL KATZ SITTING NEXT TO NETANYAHU (LEFT) AND ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER GIDEON SAAR SITTING NEXT TO NETANYAHU (RIGHT) (MUTE)

6. NETANYAHU WITH ISRAELI OFFICIALS (MUTE)

7. MERZ WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS (MUTE)