Britain’s King Charles has met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai, Al Jazeera reports.

The Israeli president asked the king “to use all his diplomatic clout to advance efforts to bring the kidnapped daughters and sons back home”, according to Herzog’s office, quoted by the Israeli media.

Britain’s King Charles III during the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Dec 1. — AFP
Britain’s King Charles III during the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Dec 1. — AFP

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