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German arms exports to Israel increase despite sales ban rumours

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Germany's arms exports to Israel are much higher than the government said they were, with new numbers showing the government approved exports worth €94 million since August alone.

Last week, Berlin said it had approved €45 million worth of arms exports to Israel for the entire year up to 13 October — a significantly lower sum than before, all amid rumours that the government had stopped approving arms export permits altogether.

The new numbers were made available in response to a query from an MP of the left-wing nationalist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).The German government was previously accused of blocking arms export permits to Israel, who have expanded their military campaign in the Gaza Strip to fight the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon's south and capital of Beirut.

The country's biggest opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), accused the government of blocking export applications from arms companies entirely.

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