EU chief visits Kfar Azza: ‘The horror of what happened here is unspeakable’

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) visits Kfar Aza on October 13, 2023. (Ursula von der Leyen/X)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) visits Kfar Aza on October 13, 2023. (Ursula von der Leyen/X)

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visit Kfar Azza during a solidarity trip to Israel following the Hamas onslaught.

“We were in Kfar Azza. One of the epicenters of the atrocities committed by Hamas last weekend. The horror of what happened here is unspeakable. We mourn with the families of the victims,” she tweets.

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