Israel's second-largest arms supplier and major buyer of Israeli weapons
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Germany is Israel's second-largest arms supplier, accounting for 31% of its major arms imports in 2021–25 according to SIPRI. Forensis, the research arm of Forensic Architecture, counts German licences worth €326.5M in 2023, €163.8M in 2024, €201.6M in 2025 and €799.3M in the first half of 2026 alone, about €1.41B since October 2023, covering Merkava and Eitan engines, a Dolphin-class submarine and 500,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's partial halt on items usable in Gaza lasted only from August 8 to November 24, 2025. At the ICJ, Nicaragua accuses Berlin of complicity in genocide; the court declined provisional measures in April 2024 but kept the case. Germany is also a top customer of Israeli industry: the Arrow 3 deal now exceeds $6.5B and a €2B Spike missile contract was signed with Rafael-led EuroSpike in October 2025.
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The USA was the largest supplier to Israel in 2021–25 (accounting for 68 per cent of Israeli arms imports), followed by Germany (31 per cent).
The USA was the largest supplier to Israel in 2021–25 (accounting for 68 per cent of Israeli arms imports), followed by Germany (31 per cent).
The USA was the largest supplier to Israel in 2021–25 (accounting for 68 per cent of Israeli arms imports), followed by Germany (31 per cent).
The contract was signed with EuroSpike, a European joint venture based in Bavaria and led by Tel Aviv's Rafael, with German companies Rheinmetall Electronics and Diehl Defence holding an 80 percent stake. (2 billion euros ($2.3 billion))
Germany | a: 312 | b: 326 505 156 | c: (none reported) [Israel, 2023]
Germany approved arms export licences worth approximately 326.5 million Euro in 2023, 163.8 million Euro in 2024, 201.6 million Euro in 2025 ... 799.3 million Euro in the first six months of 2026 ... between October 2023 and June 2026 amount to a total of approximately 1.41 billion Euro
France granted some €362m of arms-export licences to Israel in 2024 ... Germany granted €169m ... Greece €114m ... Romania €103m ... the Czechs €35m ... Finland €17m ... Hungary (€6m), Latvia (€4m), and Croatia (€2m) ... Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Poland each also issued €1m or fewer
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