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Published 12 Apr, 2024 05:05pm

Rights groups file new case against German arms export to Israel

Human rights lawyers have filed a lawsuit against a German government decision to approve the export of 3,000 anti-tank weapons to Israel, the second case of its kind this month filed over Berlin’s support of Israel in the Gaza conflict, Reuters reports.

The latest case, brought by five Palestinians from Gaza, was supported by lawyers from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) in Berlin and Palestinian human rights organisations, ECCHR said in a statement.

ECCHR said the government granted export clearance for 3,000 anti-tank weapons to Israel after the Hamas attack on Oct 7, but an export permit application for 10,000 rounds of ammunition to Israel had yet to be approved.

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