Health Minister Horowitz speaks of a "historic day".
Same-sex couples in Israel can now have children with the help of surrogate mothers.
That was decided by Israel's Supreme Court.
Jerusalem - Same-sex couples in Israel can also have children with the help of surrogate mothers in the future.
According to a statement, Israel's highest court ruled that the state must allow homosexual couples and single men to do so within six months.
Corresponding rules are to be laid down within six months.
The previous requirements represented a violation of human rights, it said in the judgment.
"Historic Day"
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz spoke of a "historic day".
The discrimination against same-sex couples will now come to an end.
His ministry will implement the court's requirements.
The highest court had already ruled in February of last year that the surrogate mother procedure must also be available to same-sex couples and single men.
The decision at the time stated that a corresponding change in the law would have to be passed within a year.
Since this did not happen, the court has now issued a final judgment on the issue.
So far only for heterosexual couples
In Israel, surrogacy is basically only allowed for heterosexual couples, but subject to strict conditions.
Homosexual men therefore often make do with surrogate motherhood abroad.
However, this is expensive and complicated.
Israel has become significantly more tolerant of homosexuality in the past few decades.
The coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv in particular is considered to be particularly liberal.
Same-sex couples cannot marry, however, and there have been problems with adoption and surrogacy.
Up until the change of government a month ago, strictly religious parties had great influence in politics.
They oppose changes to the law in favor of gays and lesbians because they see it as a violation of Jewish religious commandments.
dpa