President Reuven Rivlin has begun his official visit to Germany, during which he will meet with counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Joining Rivlin are the families of soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, whose bodies have been held by Hamas since the 2014 Protective Edge counterterror operation in Gaza.