French minister heads to Middle East, Israel amid worsening crisis

5/10/2024 13:30

        France's Foreign Minister will head to Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, beginning a four-day trip that will end in Israel and the West Bank as Paris seeks to revive stalled diplomatic efforts in the region.
        
        Jean-Noel Barrot will be in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan over the weekend before arriving in Israel ahead of Oct. 7 when Israel will mark a year since Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked the country, a French diplomatic source said.
        
        He is also due to travel to the West Bank.