US EditionGermany to Resume Certain Weapons Sales to Israel After Ceasefire
- On Monday, the German government announced it was ending the partial suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel and said the embargo will be lifted on November 24.
- Citing a ceasefire that began on October 10, spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said the government welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza that has stabilized in recent weeks, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz imposed the August suspension after high civilian deaths.
- Diplomatic exchanges between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chancellor Friedrich Merz preceded Berlin's decision, following Johann Wadephul's recent visit, while officials said the August embargo did not affect essential non-Gaza weapons.
- The foreign-policy impact includes pledges to support Gaza reconstruction and a lasting peace based on a two-state solution, while Germany as Israel's second-largest weapons supplier alters its military equipment access.
- The government said it will resume case-by-case reviews and react to further developments, with German export-control ministries handling each export individually.
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In policy reversal, Germany to lift restrictions on Israeli arms exports
Germany will lift its partial embargo on weapons exports to Israel as of November 24, reversing a decision taken in August in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said that the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has been in effect since October 10, was a key reason for lifting the ban. Kornelius said the ceasefire had “stabilised in recent weeks”. The spokes…
Germany to lift partial arms embargo on Israel, citing 'stabilization' of Gaza cease-fire
In early August, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suspended arms exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza, hours after the Israeli government decided to expand its military offensive in the enclave. Germany is said to provide roughly 33 percent of Israel's arms imports
Germany announces the forthcoming lifting of restrictions on arms exports to Israel that it imposed last August.
Germany announces decision to resume exporting weapons to Israel
Germany will resume exporting weapons to Israel, officials from the country announced on Monday. The decision to start sending weapons to the country comes after a meeting on Sunday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. One of the key reasons for the pivot in sending weapons was the ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and Hamas in October. Weapons will resume being shipped to Israel start…
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