Netanyahu signs joint declaration with German minister on combating terrorism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt sign a joint declaration pledging to cooperate in the realms of security, cyber and the fight against terrorism.

“Iran and its proxies — Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis — pose a threat not only to Israel but to regional stability and international security,” says Netanyahu at the signing. He says that the document “translates security commitment into joint action. Israel’s enemies must know: our eyes are on them at all times and in every place.”

Netanyahu says that the declaration “anchors Germany’s deep commitment to the security of the State of Israel and elevates the security-technological cooperation between the two countries to a new strategic level” and that it reflects Germany’s historical responsibility in the wake of the Holocaust.