FORM 6-K


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For October 25, 2007

Commission File Number:  001-33271

CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD.

10 Hagavish Street
Netanya, Israel 42140
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(Address of principal executive offices)


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CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD. ANNOUNCES PARTIAL PREPAYMENT OF CREDIT FACILITY

Netanya, Israel – October 25, 2007 – Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced that the Company's Board of Directors decided yesterday on a voluntary partial prepayment of the term loan provided by the Company's credit facility from a bank syndicate, in a principal amount of US$140 million (comprising of approximately US$85 million principal amount denominated in US$ and approximately NIS 253 millions principal amount denominated in NIS). The prepayment will be made during November 2007, in accordance with the terms of the facility agreement. Pursuant to the aforesaid partial prepayment, the outstanding principal amount of the term loan will be US$ 140 million (comprising of approximately US$ 85 million denominated in US$ and approximately NIS 253 million denominated in NIS).
For details on the Company's credit facility, see "Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects – B. Liquidity and Capital Resources – Debt Service – Credit facility from bank syndicate" of the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
 
About Cellcom Israel
Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is the leading Israeli cellular provider; Cellcom Israel provides its 3 million subscribers  with a broad range of value added services including cellular and landline telephony, roaming services for tourists in Israel and for its subscribers abroad and additional services in the areas of music, video, mobile office etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure. The Company operates an HSDPA 3.5 Generation network enabling the fastest high speed content transmission available in the world, in addition to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and TDMA networks. Cellcom Israel offers Israel's broadest and largest customer service infrastructure including telephone customer service centers, retail stores, and service and sale centers, distributed nationwide. Through its broad customer service network Cellcom Israel offers its customers technical support, account information, direct to the door parcel services, internet and fax services, dedicated centers for the hearing impaired, etc. In April 2006 Cellcom Israel, through Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P., a limited partnership wholly-owned by Cellcom Israel, became the first cellular operator to be granted a special general license for the provision of landline telephone communication services in Israel, in addition to data communication services. Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL).
 

Company Contact
Shiri Israeli
Investor Relations Coordinator
investors@cellcom.co.il
Tel: +972 52 998 9755
Investor Relations Contact
Ehud Helft / Ed Job
CCGK Investor Relations
ehud@gkir.com / ed.job@ccgir.com
Tel: (US) 1 866 704 6710 / 1 646 213 1914


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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



   
CELLCOM ISRAEL LTD.
 
 
 
Date:
October 25, 2007
  
By:
/s/  Liat Menahemi Stadler
  
       
Name:
Liat Menahemi Stadler
       
Title:
General Counsel
  


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