# Nicaragua challenges German arms exports to Israel at ICJ

https://mins.news/en/item/48649

- DW, 2026-09-07 16:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/nicaragua-challenges-german-arms-exports-to-israel-at-icj/a-79148044?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss Nicaragua’s case, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction and that proper procedures were not followed. Nicaragua accuses Germany of aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza by supplying weapons to Israel, while Berlin says its exports are documented and subject to exceptionally strict reviews.

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