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Germany has accelerated tenfold the approval of arms exports to Israel

Authorizations for German defense exports to Israel have increased almost tenfold this year compared to last year, and Berlin is treating authorization requests as a priority following the Hamas attack on Israel.

As of Nov. 2, the German government has approved the export of defense equipment worth about 303 million euros ($323 million) to Israel. For comparison, throughout 2022, 32 million euros worth of defense weapons were approved.