"Lufthansa Cargo Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel Citing UK Export Controls", 7 December 2025

German freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo has imposed an embargo on all military and security-related cargo to and from Tel Aviv, according to a report published by the Israeli news outlet Globes on Sunday.

The company attributed the decision to a British export control directive and related sanctions that now make military transport to Israel “impossible,” regardless of flight origin or routing...

Lufthansa Cargo said the embargo was effective “with immediate effect until further notice.”...

The carrier ... stressed that it is attempting to find “solutions” for specific shipments but is unable to move any military equipment under the new regulatory constraints.

Lufthansa’s embargo shows that corporate actors are facing a different reality, one shaped...by the growing legal risks associated with arms transfers to a conflict under investigation for grave violations of international law....

The United Kingdom has faced increasing pressure over its own arms exports to Israel, after courts and human rights groups argued that British-made components risk being used in operations that violate international humanitarian law...

Starting on October 7, 2023, the Israeli military, with American support, launched a genocidal war against the people of Gaza. This campaign has so far resulted in the deaths of over 70,000 Palestinians, with more than 170,000 wounded. The vast majority of the population has been displaced, and the destruction of infrastructure is unprecedented since World War II. Thousands of people are still missing...