Chad is set to receive its first Israeli ambassador in fifty years, marking what Israel called “an important milestone” in relations between the two countries. Ben Bourgel, an non-resident ambassador to numerous African countries including Senegal, presented his credentials to Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno on Tuesday. The accreditation was lauded by Israel as a display of “deepening relations” between the two countries after ties were severed in 1972 and reforged in 2019 under former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Ambassador Ben Bourgel and his team will work to stren…