President Daniel Noboa named 22 gangs as terrorist organizations, making them official military targets.
Some of the invaders gestured at the camera and someone could be heard yelling "no police."
Noboa assigned her the sole function of collaborating with peace efforts between Israel and Hamas in a presidential decree, a role that Abad is expected to fulfill from Ecuador's embassy in Tel Aviv.
The killings took place in Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the South American country's largest city, the attorney general's office said earlier on Friday.
The Galapagos Islands are home to many diverse and unusual species, some of which inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Videos on social media purportedly from the campaign event showed people taking cover and screaming as gunfire sounded.
In Ecuador, a family dealing with the grief of loss was met with the ultimate surprise - their loved one was still alive.
Herzog suggested that a positive step in this direction would be to have the president of Sri Lanka come to Israel with a delegation, and the ambassador said that he would be happy to recommend it
The key is to put the bothers in perspective so you don’t lose sight of the big picture. It’s a fine line. The goal now is to learn how to tread it.