Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he was appointing Likud Knesset member David Amsalem as communications minister.
Amsalem, who serves as the coalition chairman, will replace Ayoub Kara, who resigned his post last week a day after withdrawing his candidacy for the post of the Israeli ambassador to Egypt.
In a short statement issued on Monday, Amsalem thanked Netanyahu for the appointment, saying that it was a “great privilege.”
This article first appeared in Israel Hayom.