German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has continued his calls for a longer-term ceasefire in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip and greater deliveries of humanitarian aid. “What must now be achieved as quickly as possible is a longer-term ceasefire in which the hostages are released and those who have died are handed over so that their relatives can mourn with dignity,” Scholz said in a government statement to parliament on Wednesday. The Israeli government believes about 100 hostages kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists during unprecedented attacks on Israel on October 7 are still being held captive in Ga…