Die Top -Sozialdemokraten beitreten auf, Deutschland auf die Aufnahme von Gazastreifenkindern zu

A senior member of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Tuesday joined calls for Berlin to temporarily take in injured children from the Gaza Strip.

"We can see that there are a number of initiatives in our European partner countries to fly out children and care for the seriously injured," SPD parliamentary secretary Derya Türk-Nachbaur told broadcaster RTL/ntv.

She named Norway and Italy as examples. "There are many other countries that have joined the initiative," she added, calling on the government to follow suit and take in children from Gaza.

Germany has admitted Ukrainian children amid Russia's ongoing invasion, Türk-Nachbaur noted, arguing the country was therefore well-prepared to provide care.

Calls on Berlin for more decisive action have been growing amid international outrage over the humanitarian situation in the embattled Gaza Strip, which experts say is on the brink of famine following nearly 22 months of Israel's military campaign, which was launched in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Three German cities - Hanover, Dusseldorf and Bonn - announced earlier this week that they plan to take in children from Gaza and Israel who are particularly traumatized or vulnerable.

The Chancellery and the Interior Ministry have responded cautiously, however, expressing concerns over the feasibility of such evacuations.

In a letter addressed to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul seen by dpa, the mayors of the three cities asked the federal government for support in implementing their plans.