Role at the time: German foreign minister.
Recorded excerpt
Dann können auch zivile Orte ihren Schutzstatus verlieren
Context and provenance
Original German excerpt. Translation by FreeGaza.com: Then civilian places can also lose their protected status. The speech connects this to alleged military misuse, refers to schools and people, and also affirms humanitarian law. It is not an assertion that civilians themselves lose protection. Military use does not remove all duties of distinction, precautions and proportionality. [S110]