Germany will continue to help Israel defend itself by supplying weapons, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, adding that Israel must abide by international law and that a two-state solution was the ultimate goal.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended his country's recently growing defence exports to Turkey, citing the membership of both countries in the NATO alliance as one reason. "Turkey is a member of NATO and that is why we always make decisions that there will be concrete deliveries.

Germany has lifted curbs on military exports that were imposed after Turkey's 2016 ground offensive in northern Syria. During talks in Istanbul, the chancellor spoke of "concrete deliveries" to the fellow NATO member.