Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (right), with new Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Hazem Khairat. Photo: GPO.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin received the credentials the new Egyptian Ambassador to Israel, Hazem Khairat, in Jerusalem on Thursday.

Khairat, a former ambassador to Chile, was appointed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in June, an appointment which was immediately and “deeply” welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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