Germany has indicated a readiness to authorize the sale of Eurofighter type aircraft to Saudi Arabia, in a significant shift from the freeze on arms sales to Riyadh that was imposed following the assassination of Saudi opposition journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke to reporters during her visit to Israel, noting Riyadh's constructive role in the security crisis of the Middle East since the extremist Palestinian organization Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel.