German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Israel on a visit to show solidarity after the unprecedented Hamas attack on the country, reported dpa.
He is expected to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv before flying on to Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
The chancellor is the second head of government to visit the country since the Hamas attack 10 days ago, after Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu arrived in Israel earlier on Tuesday.
Scholz plans to discuss the situation in the war zone and how to prevent a further escalation.
He is also set to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the relatives of hostages taken by Hamas, among whom are several German nationals.
The Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 killed over 1,400 people and 199 were taken hostage. Retaliatory Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed over 2,800 so far, as the humanitarian situation in the densely populated enclave continues to worsen.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
