Partner Communications Company Ltd. (NASDAQ:PTNR)(TASE:PTNR) (LSE:PCCD), a leading Israeli mobile communicationsoperator, today announced that Mr. Alan Gelman announced hisresignation as Partner's CFO. Mr. Gelman will be replaced by Mr.Emanuel Avner who will join the Company in July 2006. Mr. Gelman willremain with the Company during the transition period to ensure asmooth transition. Mr. Amikam Cohen, Partner's CEO said today that"Mr. Gelman decided to leave the Company after more than five years,during which he made a remarkable contribution to Partner's success.We thank Alan for the excellent financial leadership he provided andfor his valuable contribution to the Company. We wish him success inhis future endeavors."

Mr. Emanuel Avner presently serves as VP Finance and CFO of BlueSquare - Israel, a public company traded on the NYSE and the TASE, oneof the leading supermarket chains in Israel. From 1999 to 2003 he wasVP Finance in Ericsson Israel. From 1993 to 1999 he served asCorporate Controller and Deputy CFO of Super-Sol Ltd.

Mr. Avner is Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) licensed in bothIsrael and the U.S.A. He holds an M.B.A. degree and a B.A. degree ineconomics and accounting from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

About Partner Communications

Partner Communications Company Ltd. (Partner) is a leading Israelimobile communications operator providing GSM/ GPRS/ UMTS services andwire free applications under the orange(TM) brand. The Companycommenced full commercial operations in January 1999 and, through itsnetwork, provides quality service and a range of features to over2.560 million subscribers in Israel. Partner subscribers can useroaming services in 163 destinations using 353 GSM networks. TheCompany launched its 3G service in 2004. Partner's ADSs are quoted onNASDAQ under the symbol PTNR and on the London Stock Exchange underthe symbol PCCD. Its shares are quoted on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchangeunder the symbol PTNR.

Partner is a subsidiary of Hutchison TelecommunicationsInternational Limited (Hutchison Telecom). Hutchison Telecom is aleading listed telecommunications operator (SEHK: 2332; NYSE: HTX)focusing on dynamic markets. It currently offers mobile and fixed-linetelecommunication services in Hong Kong, and operates or is rollingout mobile telecommunication services in India, Israel, Macau,Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Indonesia and Vietnam.

For more information about Partner, seewww.investors.partner.co.il

This release may contain forward-looking statements, which aremade pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United StatesPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date.These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Anumber of important factors could cause actual results to differmaterially from those in the forward-looking statements containedherein. These factors which could cause actual results to differmaterially, are discussed in more detail in Partner's filings with theUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission (available atwww.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.
 
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