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.”

Amid mounting international criticism of its military conduct in Gaza, Israel says it will deepen ties with countries it considers friendly toward it.

Israel has said it will close its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland of “crossing every red line”.Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the “extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government”.