The move illustrates how Israel's new foreign minister is approaching ties with countries that criticize Israel.

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’.

Israel's foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar says the closure is due to the 'extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish Government' and 'anti-semitic rhetoric'.