(7 Dec 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Jerusalem - 7 December 2025 1. Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, at new conference 2. SOUNDBITE (German) Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor: "Germany will therefore always stand up for Israel's existence and security. This is part of the immutable core of our relationship. This applies today, it applies tomorrow, and it applies forever. And now, after the terrible terrorist attacks by Hamas on