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In a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again warned against an escalation of the situation in the Middle East. Netanyahu informed Scholz about the situation in the region during the conversation on Sunday, according to the German government’s spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit. “The chancellor emphasized that the aim now is to avoid an escalation and a regional conflagration,” Hebestreit said. Scholz also explained the decision of the heads of state and prime ministers at the European Council to impose further sanctions on Iran…