Olaf Scholz, chancellor of Germany, has expressed his indignation and called utter shamelessness the claims of Valdimir Putin, President of Russia, that the war in the Middle East may lead to casualties among civilians.

"I am more than indignant when I hear that the Russian President is warning the public at the moment that there may be victims among civilians in armed conflicts. A more shameless (statement) is yet to be found," Scholz said in Bundestag about a wide range of subjects in the context of latest events.

The German chancellor has promised to make efforts to liberate the prisoners kidnapped by the Hamas radical Islamist group during its attack on Israel.

During his visit to Israel, Scholz had to get off the plane and lay down on the ground in the Tel-Aviv airport due to an air-raid warning.