Mr Pistorius, speaking on the fringes of a meeting of NATO defence ministers earlier on Wednesday, had said if the situation worsened, Israel would consult with its partners.
Fighting broke out in Sudan about a week ago between the country’s two most powerful generals and their respective military units.
“Terrorism is becoming more and more rampant here….we must help to remove the breeding ground for this terrorism.”
Germany is suspending its military mission in Mali until further notice, says its defence ministry.
Berlin said that Mali’s “harassing practices” made the work of German soldiers more difficult and, in some cases, impossible.
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has rejected the idea of delivering armoured transport vehicles to Ukraine.
Germany announced plans to invest a special fund of $112 billion over the next few years to modernise its armed forces, the Bundeswehr.
Officially designed for 114 passengers, the Airbus A400M can carry up to 150 people. However, due to chaos at the airport, only seven managed to get on it.
