An Israeli source confirms to the Times of Israel that 28 Israeli embassies around the world are closed today, amid fears of an Iranian reprisal for a strike earlier this week on one of its consular buildings in Damascus .
The precautionary move also comes as pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Iran and around the world to commemorate Quds (Jerusalem) Day, which they have marked on the last Friday of Ramadan each year since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, claiming it as an occasion to express support for the Palestinians.
On Monday evening, the Syrian Ministry of Defense reported an Israeli airstrike on the building of the Iranian Consulate General in the Syrian capital Damascus.
The consulate building also housed the residence of the Iranian Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, Hossein Akbari – the latter was not injured during the attack. According to a statement by the Syrian defense ministry, the consulate building was completely destroyed as a result of a missile attack
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