Following the recent murder of a police officer, Mannheim has become a symbol of a hard line against deporting those denied asylum and who commit violent crimes.
Muhammad Deif, one of the masterminds of the October 7 Hamas attack and commander of the group's military wing, was at the center of an Israeli attack on Saturday.
Equipped with long-range missiles, Kiev is seeking to weaken Russian capabilities on the peninsula, targeting airfields, air defenses and logistics centers.
This week, the alliance summit in Washington was overshadowed by the US presidential election, adding a further layer of unpredictability to the war and the bloc’s future.