The International Court of Justice has ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop Germany’s arms sales to Israel.
Nicaragua brought the case, arguing that Germany had breached the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel.
The German government said the lawsuit was unjustified.
Berlin is a staunch ally of Israel and the second largest supplier of arms to the country after the US.
A final ruling could take years.
Today’s decision was over emergency measures to be implemented swiftly.
Nicaragua said Germany’s arms sales to Israel made it complicit in Israel’s alleged war crimes.
Israel has rejected accusations of genocide and says its actions in Gaza are focused on destroying Hamas
