The visit comes days after the EC proposed a deal to export gas from Israel to Europe via Egypt.

The European Union Embassy in Israel said that von der Leyen was arriving “to advance relations between the EU and Israel, especially cooperation in the area of energy.

The president will also discuss with Israeli government representatives the global reaction to the food crisis and the situation in the Middle East.”

Source: Jerusalem Post - Photo: EU President Ursula von der Leyen credit: JOHANNA GERON/REUTERS