German FM to visit Israel this week, meet counterpart Katz on Friday

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock delivers a statement to the media prior to the start of a European Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on May 27, 2024. (François Walschaerts/AFP)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock delivers a statement to the media prior to the start of a European Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on May 27, 2024. (François Walschaerts/AFP)

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will be in Israel later this week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry tells The Times of Israel.

She will meet with Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Tel Aviv on Friday, and is also expected to meet with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

She was last in Israel in June, when she addressed the Herzliya Security Conference.

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