Defence Minister Černochová meets with Israeli counterpart in Tel-Aviv

Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová arrived in Tel-Aviv on Thursday for talks with her Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant. On the agenda was the security situation in the Middle East and Europe, defence-industrial cooperation between the two countries and acquisition projects, the ministry said in a press release.

During her visit, the Czech defence minister expressed solidarity and unequivocal support for Israel in its fight against Hamas. She also expressed support for Israel's right to self-defence and condemned the crimes committed by Hamas against Israel and its civilian population.

Czech diplomatic chief Jan Lipavsky was the first foreign statesman to visit Israel in the wake of Hamas’ attack on October 7. Since then, there have been a number of high level visits to the country by Czech top officials, including President Petr Pavel, Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Senate President Miloš Vystrčil and Lower House Speaker Marketa Pekarova Adamová.