Tzipi Livni joined about 70 foreign envoys on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s foreign minister took the ambassadors and consul heads to the Erez Crossing to win their support for the Jewish state taking military action against Hamas in Gaza, Reuters reported.
The ambassadors also visited southern border towns to see firsthand how the Kassam rockets and mortars from Gaza affect the civilian population.
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