The major deals follow a temporary suspension of exports over West Jerusalem’s plans to occupy Gaza

The German government approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) in arms exports to Israel between January and June, German weekly Der Spiegel has reported, citing a government response to a parliamentary inquiry. The sum is already four times higher than the total value Berlin greenlighted for West Jerusalem last year.

Around one-fifth of the exports was linked to German-Israeli defense-industry cooperation benefiting the German Armed Forces, according to the government. Just over two-thirds of the approved value is tied to the INS ‘Drakon’, a…

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