The Prime Minister's Office extended Gal Hirsch's contract by six months, with a monthly salary of NIS 52,000 and a total cost of about NIS 360,000. The decision cites the need to allow the prime minister to lead 'strategic moves' on the hostage and missing persons issue.
Michael Shemesh reports that Gal Hirsch, the commissioner for prisoners and missing persons, has been granted a six-month contract extension by the Prime Minister's Office. The extension, signed by acting PMO director general Drorit Steinmetz, sets Hirsch's monthly salary at NIS 52,000, bringing the total cost to approximately NIS 360,000 by year-end. The rationale, as stated in the decision, is to enable the prime minister to pursue 'strategic moves' on the hostage and missing persons portfolio.
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