Rockers Whitesnake are to follow in the footsteps of SIR PAUL McCARTNEY by playing a one-off gig in Israel next month.

The band, fornted by David Coverdale, have scheduled the date as part of their current world tour and will perform at Tel Aviv’s Exhibition Park on 11 November.

McCartney played a special concert in the city last month to 40,000 fans, four decades after the Beatles were banned from the country for being too controversial.