I believe that the major benefit of the closure is to be found in demonstrative headlines and that the loss to Israel will prove greater than the gain.
The Foreign Ministry also announced that Israel will be opening a new embassy in Moldova.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Police called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel conducted a search for the culprits, a security source said.
Banners with “Ceasefire now” and “Jews 4 Free Palestine” can be seen in a video of the incident.
There were no subsequent reports of anyone wounded from the incident. However, the report noted, at the time, that the intruder had not been found.
The suspect, a Libyan citizen, was accused by Germany of supporting the terrorist ideology of the Islamic State.
The shooting took place near a Swedish unit of Elbit Systems, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported, citing police.
There were no injuries reported and it was too early to say how big the blasts had been, a police spokesperson told reporters at the scene.
A shooting occurred outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm; no injuries reported, security increased amid ongoing investigations.
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