Germany has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Israel while it deals with legal challenges, according to a Reuters analysis of data and a source close to the Economy Ministry.

Germany, a strong European ally of Israel and the second largest arms exporter to the country after the US, has faced a wave of legal challenges against the shipments.

Arms exports have fallen dramatically from the previous year, and no more permits have been issued for weapons sales since March. View on euronews

Germany is set to approve close to 400 million euros ($450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a finance ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday. The funds are in addition to around 8 billion euros budgeted for Ukraine in 2024.

According to the document seen by AFP — a letter to the parliamentary budget committee — additional funds are needed to "fulfill the German government's support commitments to the Ukrainian armed forces.

Germany expects to allocate an additional €400 million of military aid to Ukraine, according to a letter from Florian Toncar, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance, to the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag (the German federal parliament).

Germany has suffered a “spectacular” drop in electric car sales as the European Union faces growing calls to delay ambitious carbon reduction targets.

EV deliveries in the region’s biggest car market, Germany, fell 69% during August, fueling a 36% drop across the region.