Singapore’s new ambassador to Israel Ian Mak presents his credentials to President Isaac Herzog today, marking the first time the island nation has posted an envoy to Israel despite a 54-year-long relationship.
Israel and Singapore have close diplomatic and military ties, with Israel being a major arms supplier to the country.
Mak was one of three envoys to present their credentials today, along with new ambassadors from North Macedonia and Ecuador.
Since the beginning of the war with Hamas, Israel has seen eight ambassadors depart, with some of them having been recalled in protest.
With many of those recalled for consultations being from South American countries, the presentation of the charter by the Ecuadorian ambassador Maria Veronica Abed Rojas is a positive sign for Israel.
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