British Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron is set to land in Israel overnight for a one-day visit.
He will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and possibly war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, though that has not been finalized yet.
One of Cameron’s main messages will be the need to have Israeli promises around expanded humanitarian aid routes to Gaza implemented, with a focus on opening the Ashdod Port and a new crossing from northern Gaza, a British official tells The Times of Israel. The top UK diplomat will also stress the need to improve deconfliction with humanitarian groups in Gaza.
He will also discuss the Iranian missile and drone attack, tensions in Lebanon, and the efforts to get hostages out of Gaza.
Cameron will also visit senior Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah.
After Israel, Cameron will fly to Capri, Italy, for the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, which will focus, among other issues, on the war in Gaza and the pursuit of a meaningful and effective political approach towards the “two peoples, two States” solution, according to the Italian organizers.
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