Two lawyers close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were questioned on Sunday over their roles in suspected corruption around the purchase of German submarines, media reports and police said.
Germany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement of "strategic importance" to the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
EXCLUSIVE: Germany is “weeks away” from signing a contract with Egypt to provide the troubled Middle Eastern country with two more submarines in a multi-million euro deal, a defence source told the The Local.
Poland believes German-made submarines are not up to the job of defending Polish shores, but sources have told The Local that on the back of a landmark naval deal between the two countries, Poland is likely to lease two subs anyway.
Israeli defence experts have appealed against German plans to sell two modern submarines to Egypt, saying it would upset the balance of power in the Middle East.
A controversial submarine soon to be delivered to Israel – the largest produced in Germany since World War II – has made an appearance at the northern port city of Kiel.