Germany expands military exports to Israel, official figures show

Published October 24,2024

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Germany has began to increase its army exports to Israel regardless of worrying indicators of genocide in Gaza, official figures revealed on Thursday.

The German Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the federal government has authorized €94 million ($101.5 million) value of army tools and weapons to Israel within the final three months.

The figures have been launched in response to a parliamentary query by the left-wing opposition occasion Bundnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW).

The quantity of the army exports reported by the Foreign Ministry was twice as a lot because the €45.7 ($49.4 million) that the Ministry of Economic Affairs reported to the German parliament’s financial committee final week.

The German authorities resumed its sale of army tools and weapons of warfare to Israel just lately, after receiving written assurances from Tel Aviv that it might adjust to worldwide legislation when utilizing German-manufactured weapons.

Berlin had reportedly halted the availability of weapons to Israel in March, after Nicaragua introduced a case in opposition to Germany earlier than the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of aiding “genocide” in Gaza.

Germany has lengthy been a key ally of Israel, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz usually emphasizing Germany’s particular duty for Israel’s safety because of the nation’s Nazi previous.

However, critics argue that Germany’s unwavering assist for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities is damaging its worldwide credibility and additional isolating Berlin on the worldwide stage.

Since Israel started its army marketing campaign in opposition to Hamas in Gaza final October, greater than 42,700 Palestinians have been killed, and over 100,000 others wounded, most of them ladies and kids.

Israel is presently going through a genocide case on the ICJ over its actions in Gaza, the place tens of millions of Palestinians stay displaced and face extreme shortages of meals, medical provides, and different necessities.