UK’s Sunak Meets With Israeli Leaders in Jerusalem

The prime minister met with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog in the first day of his two-day trip to the Middle East.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media after landing at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 19, 2023. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem on Oct. 19 as he began a two-day visit to the Middle East amid the Israel–Hamas war.

Mr. Sunak, who landed in Tel Aviv hours after U.S. President Joe Biden left the Israeli city, spoke with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He planned to meet with Arab leaders from the region on Oct. 20.