Israel closes 7 of its embassies and strengthens its defenses for fear of Iranian retaliation. The escalation between Iran and Israel came against the backdrop of an attack targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus (French) Israeli media reports stated that Israel is about to close its embassies around the world amid threats from Iran to respond to a raid that occurred earlier this week on a building attached to its embassy in Damascus.
Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that there has been no change regarding the instructions on the home front so far.