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AUTHOR: M.J.
Germany has suspended new arms exports to Israel because of legal cases that claim such exports violate humanitarian law.
Berlin has halted the process of approving arms export licenses to Israel until legal challenges are resolved, Reuters reported, citing a source close to the German economy ministry.
Last year, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros, including military equipment and weapons of war, a tenfold increase over the previous year. However, there was a drop in approvals this year, with only 14.5 million euros approved from January to August.
"There is no German arms export boycott against Israel," government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said after the Reuters story was published.
