In a post on Twitter, Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz congratulated Boris Johnson on his election as Prime Minister of the UK, writing:
"Mazal Tov (congratulations) to Boris Johnson on becoming UK Prime Minister.
I look forward to working with Prime Minister Johnson and his team to build on the existing strong relationship between the UK and Israel."
He also thanked Theresa May for her strengthening ties with Israel, writing:
"I want to thank Prime Minister Theresa May for the amazing and tireless work that she did to strengthen ties between our two countries Bilateral trade is up, tourism is up and security cooperation is saving lives
Thank you to a true friend."