Israeli President Isaac Herzog's office announced on Saturday that he had cancelled his visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the climate summit for security reasons.
Channel 12 Israel said in a statement published on its website: "In light of the assessment of the security situation and for security reasons, the president (Herzog) decided to cancel his trip to Azerbaijan to participate in the climate summit (COP 29)."
The statement did not mention details about what it described as "security reasons," but anger is rising against Israel over its ongoing bloody war on the Gaza Strip before expanding to include Lebanon.
Herzog was scheduled to participate in the international summit that includes leaders from around the world, and his visit to Azerbaijan, a country neighboring Iran, was to be short and limited to only a few hours.
Herzog's office statement did not mention the date of the cancelled visit.
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) kicked off in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, on November 11 and will continue until the 22nd of the same month.
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Israeli President Cancels Visit to Azerbaijan for Security Reasons