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
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
