Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses his supporters from a truck at a campaign event in the run up to Israel's election in Or Yehuda, Israel October 30, 2022. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo
Former Israeli intelligence minister Eli Cohen, was Thursday nominated as foreign minister by prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu.
Netanyahu announced the nomination in a speech to the Israeli parliament as he outlined the direction of his new government, expected to be voted in by lawmakers later in the day, succeeding a coalition government headed by Yair Lapid.
