German foreign minister calls for 'maximum restraint' to de-escalate conflict after Haniyeh assassination

German Foreign Minsiter Annalena Baerbock has called on all parties to "exercise maximum restraint and de-escalate in the interest of the people in the region," following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

"The central issue now is to prevent a regional conflagration and not plunge the entire region into chaos," Baerbock said at a press conference.

Reporting by Reuters