Two Luftwaffe aircraft with 64 German citizens arrived in Germany from Israel on Friday.
Airbus A400M military aircraft landed at Cologne/Bonn Airport.
This is the first time that the German armed forces or the German armed forces have taken citizens directly out of Israel, as hostilities with Iran escalated about a week ago.
Due to ongoing conflict, there is still no civilian traffic in the airspace between the two countries.
German citizens were departing from Israel as part of the “diplomatic evacuation.”
“These flights are closely coordinated with the Israeli authorities in a short period of time, mainly for families with children and other vulnerable groups.”
The two planes took off from Wunstorf near Hanover on Friday morning and landed in Tel Aviv late afternoon, according to a report by German news magazine Der Spiegel.
Over the past two days, Germans and close family members have been taken on special flights – not directly from Israel, but from Jordan.
A plane arrived in Berlin on Thursday. On Wednesday, there are flights to Frankfurt. There were 345 people on both flights. These are charter flights; the Air Force does not participate.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted Jordan's departure. Another special flight in Jordan is scheduled to take place on Saturday.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius thanked the soldiers. “We can rely on our German Wehrmacht. Our Air Force personnel are on the scene after a brief warning time. They performed their missions in crisis areas with great professionalism.”
Foreign Secretary Johann Wadephul said: “I sincerely thank our comrades in Bundeswehr, and our representatives have bravely promised today that this will enable more Germans to leave the Middle East.”
