# Metsola visits Israel with von der Leyen after the 7 October attacks

Date: 2023

On 13 October 2023 [Metsola](/people/gov-roberta-metsola) travelled to Israel with the Commission President after Hamas’s attacks. A solidarity visit is a completed diplomatic act. It is not a ceasefire, a corridor, or a finding about every later Israeli operation.

## People

- Roberta Metsola: https://factrail.ai/people/roberta-metsola

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.euronews.com/2023/10/13/von-der-leyen-and-metsola-arrive-in-israel-in-show-of-solidarity-after-hamas-attacks
- https://the-president.europarl.europa.eu/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-metsola-israel-2023