German foreign minister says 'purely military approach' not the solution in Gaza

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also said on Friday that a military approach alone was not the solution to Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

"The past weekend has dramatically demonstrated that a purely military approach is no solution to the situation in Gaza," she told reporters after meeting with her Israeli counterpart Israel Katz in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

Baerbock was referring to the recovery of six more dead hostages announced on Sunday.

Their deaths have ramped up domestic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seal a deal with Hamas for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

Netanyahu has repeatedly insisted on a military solution as the only outcome of the Gaza war, leading to many accusing him of jeopardising chances for a ceasefire deal.