Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, the leaders of the European Commission and Parliament, will go to Israel on Friday.
EU’s parliament chief head to Israel: Senior Brussels officials would “express solidarity with the victims of the Hamas group and meet with Israeli leadership,” according to a statement from the commission.
Hamas terrorists launched a shocking offensive from the Palestinian region of Gaza on Saturday, killing 1,200 people, primarily civilians, and kidnapping approximately 150 people.
Over 1,400 Palestinians have died as a result of Israel’s six-day barrage of air and artillery assaults on Hamas positions in Gaza.
In order to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel on Thursday, and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will do the same on Friday.
The schedule of visits for EU chiefs is still being plane.
Concerns about Israel’s latest siege of Gaza have been voice by certain European authorities.