Germany will supply more weapons to Israel soon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, after a significant drop in deliveries this year prompted opposition accusations that Berlin deliberately delayed the exports, Reuters reports.

“We have not decided not to supply weapons. We have supplied weapons and we will supply weapons,” Scholz told parliament at an event to commemorate the victims of the October 7 Hamas attack, countering an accusation from opposition leader Friedrich Merz.

The government had made decisions “that also ensure that there will be further deliveries soon,” the chancellor said.

Merz, leader of Germanys conservative opposition, accused the government of delaying arms exports to Israel, including ammunition and tank spare parts.

“For weeks and months, the federal government has refused to grant export permits for ammunition and even spare parts for tanks,” Merz said at the parliamentary session.

“We are aware of several specific cases where the government has withheld approval for equipment and material that Israel urgently needs to defend itself,” Merz added.