Germany approves more than $100m in arms exports to Israel

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Germany has authorised more than $100 million in military exports to Israel in the last three months, Foreign Office data showed, coinciding with the latest legal challenge by human rights groups concerned about the potential use of these weapons in the Gaza conflict, Al Jazeera reports.

Berlin has approved €94,052,394m ($101.61m) in arms exports to Israel since August 2024, according to a government response to a parliamentary inquiry by left-wing lawmaker Sevim Dagdelen.

The new permits followed a significant drop in arms exports to Israel in the first half of the year.

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