28 Israeli embassies and consulates have been temporarily closed because of threats on behalf of Iran and its proxies - an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.
According to the source, a "significant number" of embassies and consulates remain closed, and the decision to do so "varies by country and based on the level of risk."
Contrary to reports in Israeli media, "Rather than evacuating these diplomatic facilities, they have not been reopened." This has become a periodic occurrence over the past few months, triggered by security alerts. A number of Israeli embassies have already been shut down after October 7, such as Jordan, among others.
Reports come amid fears of Iranian revenge strikes
Israeli embassies across the globe were placed on high alert following increasing threats of an Iranian attack on Israeli diplomats, sources confirmed to the Post on Thursday. Additionally, some ambassadors have been requested not to arrive at public events over fears for their security. These reports came following an alleged Israeli strike on Syria, which killed senior Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) member Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
According to Israeli media, diplomats serving abroad have expressed their concern that their embassies will be the target of Iranian retaliation.
Earlier, Israel denied reports that claimed it withdrew its ambassadors and evacuated its embassies in multiple locations around the world.
According to initial reports, this decision denied by Israel was made in agreement between the Foreign Ministry and Israel's Shin Bet.