Germany has offered more support to Israel in its fight against the Islamist militant group Hamas, which has launched a large-scale attack on the Jewish state.
On Wednesday, Germany’s Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, announced that Germany had agreed to an Israeli request to let them use two of its Heron TP combat drones for its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
The drones are part of a lease agreement between Germany and Israel, which allows the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, to use five of the unmanned aerial vehicles for training purposes in Israel. Two of the drones are currently in Israel, where German soldiers are being trained to operate them.
Pistorius said that Germany was ready to help Israel in other ways, including delivering humanitarian aid if needed.
