Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative opposition in the German parliament, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog on a trip to Israel on Monday. The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary faction also plans to talk to Foreign Minister Israel Katz, opposition leader Yair Lapid and opposition politician Benny Gantz. Gantz, a former defence minister, is a member of the Israeli war Cabinet. Merz also wants to visit a hospital. This is Merz’s first visit since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Octobe…