Czech President Pavel begins Israel visit

The Czech president, Petr Pavel, arrived in Israel by plane on Monday morning, Report informs via the Czech News Agency.

During his visit to Israel, Pavel is set to meet his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior leaders.

Petr Pavel will also meet members of the families of people kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack.

The trip had previously been announced but the date had not been revealed for security reasons.

Then, the Czech president will visit Qatar, where he will also meet senior officials.