Germany's halt to arms exports to Israel is response to Gaza expansion plans, chancellor says
"We cannot deliver weapons into a conflict that is now being pursued exclusively by military means. We want to help diplomatically, and we are doing so," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
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
