Czech FM Lipavský visits Israel, opens NATO Contact Point Embassy

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (non-partisan) is visiting Israel where he meets his counterpart Gideon Saar and likely Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His trip runs until Thursday. Lipavský will officially launch the NATO Contact Point Embassy in Israel and meet with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and President Isaac Herzog. On Thursday, he will speak with families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, before holding talks with Saar. This is Lipavský’s second visit to Israel since the Hamas attack.