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Germany plans to supply Israel with tanks shells as Gaza death toll nears 25,000

Berlin has also announced its intention to ‘intervene’ on behalf of Israel in the genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The Cradle,   News Desk, JAN 17, 2024

German government officials have “fundamentally agreed behind the scenes” to supply Israel with thousands of rounds of 120-millimeter precision ammunition to fuel the war in Gaza, according to a report by Der Spiegel.

Since receiving an Israeli request for the tank shells in November, the Chancellery, the Defense Department, the Foreign Office, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs have been holding talks to fulfill the request.

“German defense companies were not in a position to deliver the requested ammunition in a short period of time, and the ministries have started on a plan to provide this ammunition from the German army’s own stocks,” the German daily reported on 16 January.

Once completed, the deal would mark the first public arms delivery from Berlin to Tel Aviv since the start of Israel’s ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza. Der Spiegel reports that Germany has so far mainly supplied Israel with “medical supplies and protective equipment.”

“Both sides have agreed to keep quiet about the request to send lethal weapons because Israel does not want to allow any conclusions to be drawn about its military capabilities,” the report highlights………………………………………………. more https://new.thecradle.co/articles/germany-plans-to-supply-israel-with-tanks-shells-as-gaza-death-toll-nears-25000

January 21, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | weapons and war