Amnesty International has decried the German government’s decision to lift a partial arms embargo on Israel, calling the move “reckless” and “unlawful”.

Germany responded to mounting domestic pressure in August to ban nearly all arms sales to Israel. That came as Israeli forces moved ahead with a controversial ground operation in Gaza City.

But last week, Sebastian Hille, a spokesperson for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, announced a reversa l of the policy, citing the October 10 ceasefire in Gaza. He said the enclave has “fundamentally stabilised”.

In a statement on Monday, the day the reversal went into effect, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns, said “now is absolutely not the time to ease this pressure”.

“Germany’s

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