The German foreign ministry said in a post on social media platform X that it shared the ARD's concerns about their local staff and would continue to push for them to be able to leave.
The outspoken former member of a Brooklyn Hasidic sect has been a vocal Israel critic in Germany, which since World War II has been highly sensitive to perceptions of antisemitism.
The majority of individual export permits - 185 out of 218 - were granted after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday approved a request by Israel for the drone use over the weekend, said Der Spiegel, which did not specify its sources.
The negotiations have resulted in an unprecedented commitment of $1.4 billion for Holocaust survivors worldwide.
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