The minister argues that Saudi Arabia has played an important role in increasing security in the Middle East since the attack by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Israel on October 7. Saudi Arabia is taking action against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are attacking ships in the Red Sea.
The Eurofighter is a defense program of Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. Since the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, blamed on Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Germany has blocked arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Minister Baerbock explained the changed position by the fact that “the world and especially the Middle East has become a completely different place since the attack of October 7”.