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Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, citing “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

Israeli media is reporting the country's Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, blasted Penny Wong during a phone call on Tuesday, accusing Australia of abandoning Israel in its most difficult year.

Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation. The Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what the group describes as acts of solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israeli forces in Gaza.

India has maintained a balanced position on the evolving situation in West Asia given its close and strategic ties with both Israel and Arab states.

Israel said it had wiped out the vast majority of the Syrian military's assets, including huge chunks of its air-defense network.

Israel is working to convince governments abroad to designate the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization. The Houthis are an Iranian proxy; Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military organization has already been designated a terrorist organization by the United States.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar ordered the closure of Israel's embassy in Ireland on Sunday, over the European nation's recognition of a Palestinian state and criticism of the Middle Eastern country.

Ireland's Ambassador to Israel asserts that "criticism is not antisemitism" in an op-ed following days of back-and-forth after Israeli accusations.

Israel slammed Ireland as "antisemitic" while announcing the closure of its Embassy in Dublin, kicking off a charged back and forth between the two countries.

Defense Minister Katz says Houthi chiefs will share fate of slain Hamas, Hezbollah leaders; Foreign Minister Sa'ar seeks European designation of Houthis as terror group The post Israel vows to target Houthi leaders,

Israel has taken a significant diplomatic step by instructing its missions in Europe and the UK to advocate for the designation of Yemen's Houthi movement as a terrorist organization. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar emphasised that the Houthis pose a substantial threat not only to Israel but also to regional and global stability.