Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds private meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday held a private meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his office in Jerusalem. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently holding a private meeting with British Prime Minister @RishiSunak at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. The leaders will also hold an expanded meeting, at the conclusion of which they will issue statements to the media,” as per the Israeli Prime Minister’s official handle on ‘X’.

Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, United Kingdom PM Sunak landed in Tel Aviv earlier on Thursday. Sunak also visited the families of those who were killed or being held hostage by the Hamas militants. “To have a child taken from you is a parent’s worst nightmare. This morning I heard from families going through this unbearable agony. Working with our partners, we’re determined to secure the release of the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists,” he said in a post on X.