Shelling of Rafah camp for displaced people ‘tragic’: Germany’s Scholz

The chancellor says the investigation into the attack is “both right and necessary”.

“We have repeatedly spoken out against a ground offensive. The civilian population cannot be adequately protected in this way,” Olaf Scholz posted on X.

In 2023, Germany approved arms exports to Israel worth 326.5 million euros ($354.5m), a tenfold increase compared to the previous year, providing 30 percent of the Israeli military’s weapons, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Researchers also found that 99 percent of Israel’s arms come from the United States and Germany, with the latter being the second-biggest supplier.