Minister Yisrael Katz (Likud) responded to the Prime Minister's announcement about his appointment as Foreign Minister.
"I see great importance in my appointment as Foreign Minister of the State of Israel. I thank Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu for the trust, at the end of the three months of my activities as Acting Foreign Minister."
"As a son of Holocaust survivors, I see this as a special and exciting moment, and I intend to work together with the Prime Minister and with my colleagues in the government and the Knesset to promote and strengthen Israel's standing in the face of the important global and regional challenges we face."