Israel’s ministry of military affairs announced Monday that it had reached a deal with a major shipbuilding company in Germany to buy four warships worth 430 million euros (USD 480 million), of which around 115 million euros will be paid by the German federal government.

Berlin, which calls its donations and aid to Israel as part of the so-called atonement for the Nazi Holocaust, has often funded Israel‘s military adventures in the past by providing the regime with modern, expensive military equipment, including the submarines.