German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there is still time to avert a major military escalation in the Middle East, as Israel braces for attacks by Iran and its regional proxy forces. “I urgently appeal to everyone in the region to abandon the path of ever-increasing escalation. De-escalation is the order of the day,” she wrote on X. “Another war will only bring new suffering on all sides. There is still a chance to turn things around. Escalation is not automatic,” she continued. Tensions are high after the targeted killings last week of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in Beiru…