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Germany to lift arms ban on Israel

The flags of Israel and Germany fly in front of the Berlin House of Representatives on January 26, 2022 | File Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Germany will lift its partial weapons export embargo on Israel on November 24, citing a stabilising ceasefire in Gaza and and renewed diplomatic efforts to increase humanitarian aid. Berlin will return to case-by-case reviews of export requests, a move welcomed by Israel but debated within Germany.