Germany to stop military exports to Israel for use in the Gaza war Israeli conflict news

Berlin says it will stop the shipments of military equipment that can be used in Gaza after the Israeli security cabinet agreed to a plan to expand the war.

Germany has stopped all military exports to Israel, which can be used in Gaza after the security cabinet in Israel agreed to a plan to take over Gaza City, an escalation in a 22 -month war.

Counselor Friedrich Mirz announced the decision on Friday, shortly after the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the security cabinet voted in favor of a plan to seize the largest city in the besieged Palestinian territories.

One day, Netanyahu announced that the Israeli forces were aiming at full military control of the entire Gaza Strip despite the escalation of international condemnation of the Israel war, which killed tens of thousands of people and caused a star crisis.

“In these circumstances, the German government will not delegate any exports of military equipment that can be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice.”

While he continued to support what Israel called “the right to defend himself” and the release of Hamas’s prisoners, Mirz stressed that Germany was no longer able to ignore the low losses for civilians.

He said: “The most cruel military measure by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, which was approved by the Israeli Cabinet last night, makes it increasingly difficult for the German government to see how these goals will achieve.”

The timing of another major ground operation is still not clear because it is likely to depend on the mobilization of thousands of soldiers and the removal of civilians by force, which increases the humanitarian catastrophe by force.

The health authorities in Gaza said 197 peopleIncluding 96 children, who died due to malnutrition during the war in Gaza, as Israel continues to impose severe restrictions on the supply of humanitarian aid. The UN -backed evaluation warned that famine is revealed in the pocket.

Mirz urged Israel to allow full and continuous access to humanitarian groups, including the United Nations and NGOs, to help civilians.

“With the planned attack, the Israeli government bears more responsibility than before to provide their needs,” Mirz added.

Israel also warned of any steps towards annexing the occupied West Bank.

In July, the Israeli parliament agreed Symbolic The call to include the West Bank.

From October 2023 to May this year, Germany issued licenses to export weapons to Israel worth 485 million euros ($ 564 million), making it one of the main military suppliers in Israel, according to the German parliament figures.

Netanyahu’s office said that the Israeli army “will prepare to control Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat areas.”