German foreign minister in shock, appeals to US to intervene in Gaza

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said on Tuesday that she is in shock after seeing the images from Israel's pounding of the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 400 people in the latest air strikes. 

"The images of burning tents in refugee camps are shocking. I emphasize that international law includes the principle of proportionality, even in self-defence," Baerbock said in Berlin. 

"I have to appeal here, in particular, to the United States, to its regional influence, to its corresponding potential for influence," she added.