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Germany Ends Israel Arms Export Limits as France and Ukraine Seal Rafale, Air-Defense Intent

Berlin cites a stabilized Gaza ceasefire in returning to case-by-case export reviews starting November 24.

Overview

  • The German government will lift August’s restrictions on weapons exports to Israel on November 24, reverting to individual licensing decisions and pointing to a steady Gaza truce since October 10.
  • In Paris, Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron signed a letter of intent for up to 100 Rafale jets plus SAMP/T air-defense and radar systems, with a package envisioned over roughly a decade and financing not yet settled.
  • Ukrainian officials reported at least three dead and ten injured after a Russian rocket strike on Balakliia in the Kharkiv region overnight.
  • A Russian attack set a Turkish LNG tanker ablaze at Ukraine’s Danube port of Izmail, prompting evacuations on the Romanian side, according to Ukrainian authorities and Romanian emergency services.
  • Russia said its forces captured Mala Tokmatschka and Rivnopillia in the Zaporizhzhia region, a claim not confirmed by Kyiv, as the U.S. administration and Republican lawmakers pursue tougher economic measures targeting trade with Moscow and Ukraine seeks funding to scale drone production.