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.

Irael said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 46 people including several children.

Israel announced that it would close its embassy in Ireland on Sunday after the European country recognized Palestine as a sovereign nation and other acts that Israel said promoted “antisemitic rhetoric.