German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and British Foreign Minister David Cameron were in Israel on Wednesday for crisis diplomacy talks.
Both met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and planned to hold further talks with top Israeli officials in a separate but coordinated manner, the German Foreign Ministry said.
Baerbock also met with the Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz during the visit, her seventh since the deadly Oct. 7 attacks on Israel led by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
She will also meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former opposition leader Bennie Gantzwho is a member of Israel’s war cabinet, before leaving later on Wednesday.
At the heart of the discussions are fears that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip could turn into a major regional war. Iran launched significant airstrikes on Israel on Saturday in response to an attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus.
Israeli officials are now vowing a tough counterattack against Iran. Israel’s allies are concerned that such a response could fuel a spiral of violence and urge restraint.
Baerbock is also likely to address the humanitarian situation of the suffering civilian population in Gaza. In recent weeks, she has repeatedly called on Israel to allow more aid deliveries to the Palestinian territory.
Baerbock was last in Israel at the end of March. On Wednesday afternoon she planned to travel to Italy for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers.
