BERLIN, June 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Two German air force planes on Friday 
evacuated 64 of the country's nationals from Israel, Berlin announced but 
stressed that it had not been a military evacuation operation.

The country's foreign and defence ministries said in a joint statement that 
two Airbus A400Ms had flown to Israel for the operation to bring home 
"families with children and other vulnerable people".

The ministries' statement stressed this had been a diplomatic operation 
carried out in close cooperation with the Israeli authorities, as any 
military operation would have required the approval of Germany's parliament.

Germany's foreign ministry has already organised the evacuation of 345 people 
on two chartered flights via Amman. Another such flight is due to leave the 
Jordanian capital on Saturday.

Germany is among several countries to organise evacuations for their citizens 
by land, sea and air from both Iran and Israel, as the two continue to 
bombard each other.