Germany allowed Israel to use Heron drones against Hamas. Previously, the German armed forces had leased 5 such drones from the Israeli defense concern (Israel Aerospace Industries). Two of them remained in Israel to train German pilots.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has granted Israel's request to use drones, and 16 German pilots in training are due to return home at the weekend due to a Hamas attack on Israel. writes Der Spiegel magazine.
