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Israel and Germany Sign Security Cooperation Pact Focused on Cyber and Counterterrorism

Israel casts the accord as a response to threats from Iran's proxy network.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt signed a joint declaration establishing a broad security framework.
  • The agreement formalizes cooperation across cybersecurity, advanced technology, policing, counterterrorism, and civil defense.
  • Netanyahu's office said the pact addresses risks posed by Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis while pledging deep cooperation on cyber defense.
  • Netanyahu described the countries as natural partners and cited previous collaboration including the Arrow 3 program and recent defense talks with Chancellor Mertz.
  • During meetings in Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar urged the European Union to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.