An alliance of 56 civilian organizations in Germany has called on the Berlin government to permanently halt exports of military hardware to all member states of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Civilian organizations pointed out that the ban should remain in place if the parties involved continue to participate in the armed conflict in Yemen, or if there is a risk that German military hardware will contribute to violations of human rights or international law.
The recent escalation in the Gulf showed that the region no longer needed more weapons, the statement added.
They also demanded the removal of existing exceptions for the export of German military components under joint European projects, as well as the extension of the German arms export licensing ban to those already granted.
On Wednesday, a German government spokesman said Berlin had decided to extend an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia for another six months.
"There will be no approval of requests for (arms exports) to Saudi Arabia until the end of next March.
On Tuesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled her willingness to abide by the ban imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.
For the fifth year in a row, Yemen has been at war between pro-government forces and the Houthis, who have controlled provinces including the capital Sanaa since September 2014.
Fighting in Yemen on 30 fronts has killed 70,000 people since the beginning of 2016, according to UN estimates on June 17, 2019.