British Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron is scheduled to visit Israel on Wednesday, April 17, just days after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his counterpart, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to consider a "moment for calm heads to prevail" following Iran's massive attack on April 13.
According to online reports, during his one-day visit, Lord Cameron would meet with Netanyahu, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, and possibly war cabinet minister Benny Gantz.
One of the main messages the foreign secretary would deliver to Israeli officials would be the implementation of expanded humanitarian aid routes to Gaza, as well as a need to settle tensions with humanitarian aid groups, The Times of Israel reported.
Lord Cameron would also meet senior Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah.
It was also reported that the top British diplomat's visit comes after Sunak spoke to Netanyahu in the wake of Iran's direct attack on Israel when over 300 drones and missiles were launched from Iranian soil.
According to a readout of a phone call between the pair, the British prime minister told his Israeli counterpart that a "significant escalation was in no one's interest and would only deepen insecurity in the Middle East."
"Iran had badly miscalculated and was increasingly isolated on the global stage, with the G7 coordinating a diplomatic response," Sunak told Netanyahu.
British officials also condemned the alleged killing of Israeli teenager Binyamin Achimair in the occupied West Bank, with the British Foreign Office saying on Tuesday, April 16, that the "killings, and subsequent actions, are escalating violence in the Occupied West Bank and the wider region at a critical time."
Earlier today I spoke to Prime Minister @netanyahu and reiterated our support for Israel’s security following Iran’s reckless attack at the weekend.
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) April 16, 2024
Further significant escalation will only deepen instability in the region.
This is a moment for calm heads to prevail.
