Germany halts military exports to Israel as European states urge against Gaza war expansion
Germany later joined Australia, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to voice opposition against Israel's further plans for the Gaza Strip.
File pictures shows the leader and top candidate for Chancellor of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz (L, on February 24, 2025 in Berlin) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (on December 9, 2024 in Jerusalem.(photo credit: INA FASSBENDER and Maya Alleruzzo / various sources / AFP, Photo by INA FASSBENDER,MAYA ALLERUZZO/AF)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: