Foreign Minister Yair Lapid took to Twitter on Friday to express his condolences for the death of British lawmaker MP Sir David Amess who was stabbed to death while meeting with constituents.
"From Israel, we send our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Sir David Amess. He always stood with the Jewish community and was a true friend of Israel," Lapid wrote. "May his memory be for a blessing."
Amess, 69, was attacked at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. He is the second member of parliament to be killed in just over five years, after the murder of Jo Cox.
Essex police said a 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers were called to the scene at about 12:05pm on Friday, the force said, to reports that Amess had been stabbed, confirming he was the victim.