President Isaac Herzog and his spouse took Michal depart for an official visit in Germany, where they will take part in a ceremony marking 50 years since the massacre of the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, alongside the families of the fallen ones.
As part of the visit, which will last until Tuesday, Herzog will meet his German counterpart and visit the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Prior to taking off, Herzog said that "every visit to Germany carries with it a deep human baggage.
"We will deal with the past and the future, and I will expose my political sentiments on the main issues on the agenda – including the Iranian nuclear program," he added.