Germany announced that it would suspend the order that prevented the sale of certain weapons to the Israeli government, due to the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. German government spokesman Stefan Cornelius stated that the country would “reanalyze every case” of arms shipments.
Cornelius announced, “The government welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza, which entered into force on October 10 and has stabilized in recent weeks (…) The government is resuming the analysis of arms exports on a case-by-case basis and will react to new developments.”
In August, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a partial suspension of arms shipments due to repeated deaths in the Gaza Strip as a result of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Now, with the adoption of the ceasefire, a review of this procedure has begun.
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As of November 24, the decision will allow exports to Israel to resume.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar celebrated the decision on social media, calling on other countries to adopt the same position: “I welcome Chancellor Merz’s decision to cancel the partial ban. I call on other governments to adopt similar decisions, following the example of Germany.”
The decision was announced one day after the German Chancellor spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about “diplomatic and regional matters.”
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