Government spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Merkel to Israel, during a phone conversation between the two leaders on Thursday.
Seibert said Merkel has accepted the invitation and the two leaders will lead the next annual German-Israeli intergovernmental consultations meeting scheduled for late February.
Netanyahu wished Merkel a speedy recovery following a recent ski accident in which she fractured her pelvis, Seibert said.
Israeli Prime Minister has also congratulated Merkelon her election for a third term and on the formation of the new coalition government, he added.
