Israel closes schools over security concerns: Army
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Iran has vowed retaliation after the presumed Israeli strike on April 1 which levelled its consulate in Damascus.
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JERUSALEM - Israel is closing schools nationwide over security concerns, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on April 13, after Iran threated to retaliate for a deadly air strike on its Damascus consulate.
There will be “no educational activities” when the school week begins on April 14 “in light of the security situation,” he said in a televised statement.
The measure is set to last two days, according to online army guidelines.
Iran has vowed retaliation after the presumed Israeli strike on April 1 which levelled its consulate in Damascus, killing seven members of the Revolutionary Guards including two generals.
US President Joe Biden said on April 12 that he expected Iran to retaliate “sooner (rather) than later”.
Earlier on April 13 Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a container ship “related to the Zionist regime (Israel)“ near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz postponed a planned visit to Hungary and Austria which had been scheduled to begin on April 14 “due to the security situation,” his spokesman said. AFP
