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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot to visit Israel on Friday
19 March 2026 19:50 GMT
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will go to Israel on Friday, in an unscheduled visit, after visiting Beirut as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Barrot will discuss regional security and humanitarian aid issues, and attempts to de-escalate the conflicts in the Middle East with Israeli authorities, the French foreign ministry added, as it announced Barrot's visit.