"We expect international bodies to advance the issue of returning the hostages without discrimination and with humanity and ethics,” Katz stated.
The signing of the agreement by foreign minister Eli Cohen marks the end of the two-year-long dispute.
This is Katz’s second stint at the helm of the Foreign Ministry; he served briefly from February 2019 to May 2020.
Katz, a veteran Likud minister who first joined the Knesset in 1998, served briefly as Foreign Minister from February 2019 to May 2020.
The current climate bill was deemed “shameful” by environmental activists, many of whom said it could worsen the climate change situation in Israel.
On Monday, a virtual event led by Tel Aviv University and other organizations was held dedicated to addressing climate concerns.
The departure of Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is symptomatic of a neglect that the ministry has faced for decades.
At the meeting, the Health Ministry officials presented serious information and evidence about the mental and health condition of the abductees who returned to Israel from Hamas captivity.
The Foreign Ministry has directed all Israeli embassies and consulates to light their buildings in orange or display images of the Bibas family.
The ministry has already shut down its hasbara efforts in Persian and Russian for the same reason.
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