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German Lawyers File Complaint Against Officials for Aiding Israel

4/16/2026

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German lawyers filed a criminal complaint against Chancellor Friedrich Merz and ten officials for aiding Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza.
The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) backs the complaint, which targets former leaders and ministers and cites genocide and war crimes tied to arms deliveries to Israel.
Germany is second-largest arms supplier to Israel, with €485 million in export licenses, and a Berlin court rejected an appeal to ban deliveries.

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German lawyers filed a criminal complaint against Chancellor Friedrich Merz and ten officials for aiding Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza.
The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) backs the complaint, which targets former leaders and ministers and cites genocide and war crimes tied to arms deliveries to Israel.
Germany is second-largest arms supplier to Israel, with €485 million in export licenses, and a Berlin court rejected an appeal to ban deliveries.