Diplomat Jitender Pal Singh, currently posted in the external affairs minister’s office, was named India’s new envoy to Israel.

• He will replace Sanjeev Singla who served as the envoy from 2019 to 2024.
• Mr. Singh has held a number of important designations at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) over the past few years.
• He assisted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar as the Joint Secretary in the Minister’s office, and has also headed the important Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan (IPA) desk at the MEA.