Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the Knesset over Zoom will also be broadcast at Habima plaza in Tel Aviv.
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Israeli and Ukrainian officials confirmed last week that Ukraine's leader will address the Knesset and government ministers on Sunday, March 20, at 6 p.m. local time.
The decision to show the speech at the plaza came after officials of the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel asked the Tel Aviv municipality to organize an event that would reach the broader Israeli public.
Previously, Israeli supporters of Ukraine sent a letter to Zelenskyy through the Ukrainian Embassy asking him to address the Israeli public.
Last week, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai said he had offered to broadcast Zelenskyy's address over video link at Habima plaza – in the heart of the coastal city – "so that the Israeli public can hear the president live."
Huldai made the offer after Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy turned down Ukraine's request to have Zelenskyy address the Knesset members in the plenum.
The Knesset is in recess and is undergoing renovations but MKs without access to Zoom will be able to attend a joint viewing of the address from a specially designated room in the Knesset. All MKs and ministers "attending" the event will be required to watch in "silent mode."
"It will be an honor for me and the Knesset to host President Zelenskyy to speak before members of the Knesset during this difficult time for the Ukrainian people," Levy said.
Israel's parliament will be one of many across the world that Zelenskyy will have addressed.
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On Wednesday, he spoke virtually to members of the US Congress, again urging US lawmakers to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
In response to Zelenskyy's planned speech to the Knesset, Russia's Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov requested an "urgent meeting" with Levy, Walla News reported.
The report claimed that Israel was reportedly readying itself for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin will also request to address Israeli lawmakers.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
