JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities on Sunday (Dec 31) authorised the appointment of a brand new overseas minister to exchange Eli Cohen, who will change into vitality minister as a part of a pre-arranged ministerial rotation, a authorities assertion stated.
The appointments are topic to Israeli parliamentary approval.
Cohen will proceed to function a member of the safety cupboard whereas Yisrael Katz will function overseas affairs minister, the assertion stated as Israel enters its 86th day of battle with Hamas within the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 folks and capturing 240 hostages.
The Israeli authorities additionally gave the inexperienced gentle for postponed municipal elections to happen in February, topic to parliamentary approval.
“We often don’t maintain elections in wartime however these elections have been decided prematurely,” a press release from the prime minister’s workplace stated.
“They’ve already been postponed as soon as.”
