Germany is ready to allow sales of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said on Sunday.

Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain jointly build the jet and each can veto deals, Agence France-Presse reports.

Germany has blocked arms sales to Riyadh since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. That includes blocking a deal for 48 Eurofighter jets signed by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in London.

“We do not see ourselves, as the German federal government, opposing British considerations on other Eurofighter (sales),” Baerbock told journalists on a trip to Israel, in which she highlighted the Saudi role in the Middle East security crisis since the Israel-Gaza war.

Germany’s foreign minister noted that Saudi Arabia and Israel had “not renounced their policy of normalisation” since war broke out. “The fact that Saudi Arabia is now intercepting missiles fired by the Houthis at Israel underlines this, and we are grateful for that,” AFP reports.

“Saudi Arabia is a key contributor to Israel’s security, even these days, and is helping to stem the risk of a regional conflagration.”