sentences:  The court handed down its ruling on 31 August 2017, determining the issue was the responsibility of the Knesset, and not the judiciary.After the April 2019 elections and the election of a record five openly LGBT MKs, it was announced that the Knesset would amend "husband and wife" to "couple" on all its official documents, and would grant more rights to partners of LGBT legislators, such as permanent entry passes to the Knesset, authorization to drive Knesset-issued cars assigned to their partners, and invitations to all official ceremonies and events.In June 2020, it was reported that Tel Aviv will explicitly recognize both civil unions and same-sex marriage from outside Israel.