Germany faces domestic lawsuit over its arms sales to Israel
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6M17G)
German human rights groups bring court action amid rising dismay in country at deaths in Gaza
Germany will face a fresh call to revoke all arms sales to Israel on Thursday in a lawsuit that puts more pressure on Berlin amid a rising outcry about the scale of deaths and destruction in the war on Gaza.
A lawsuit in the German domestic courts will ask judges to urgently direct the government to revoke all arms licences to Israel issued since 7 October, when Hamas launched its attack on Israel.
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