French defense minister to arrive in Israel tonight after trips to Egypt, Lebanon

By Lazar Berman

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21 January 2024, 4:16 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

File: France's Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu in Beirut on November 2, 2023 (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

France’s Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu will land tonight in Israel for meetings tomorrow with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, war cabinet member Benny Gantz, and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi.

According to the French Embassy, Lecornu will also meet with families of French hostages held in Gaza.

Lecornu was last in Israel in November, and was recently in Egypt and Lebanon.

The meetings, according to the French, will focus on the war in Gaza, attempts to release the hostages, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and France’s attempts to prevent escalation in Lebanon and in the Red Sea.