FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot speaks at a European Union Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo — Yves Herman

PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will go to Israel on Friday, in an unscheduled visit, after visiting Beirut as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon.

The French foreign ministry added, as it announced Barrot's visit, that Barrot would discuss with Israeli authorities regional security and humanitarian aid issues, and attempts to de-escalate the conflicts in the Middle East.

(Reporting by John Irish;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)