Her visit Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metzola in Israel had an unforeseen event, as they were forced to rush to refugedue to a missile attack.
Sky News released relevant video and noted that air raid sirens sounded at that moment.
Also, the president of the Commission made a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) about the visit she made, together with the president of the European Parliament.
🚨President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen rushing to a bomb shelter as rocket alert sirens blare in Tel Aviv pic.twitter.com/qaPZUfRpOE
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) October 13, 2023
“We were in Kfar Azza. One of the epicenters of the atrocities committed by Hamas last weekend. The horror of what happened here is beyond words. We grieve with the families of the victims,” wrote Ursula von der Leyen.
We were in Kfar Azza.
One of the epicenters of the atrocities committed by Hamas last weekend.
The horror of what happened here is unspeakable.
We mourn with the families of the victims. pic.twitter.com/Sy0AXhcBM3
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 13, 2023
Source: News Beast

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