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Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation. The Houthis have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what the group describes as acts of solidarity with Palestinians fighting Israeli forces in Gaza.

Israeli media is reporting the country's Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar, blasted Penny Wong during a phone call on Tuesday, accusing Australia of abandoning Israel in its most difficult year.

India has maintained a balanced position on the evolving situation in West Asia given its close and strategic ties with both Israel and Arab states.

Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen designated as a terrorist organisation

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, citing “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

Israel is working to convince governments abroad to designate the Houthis in Yemen as a terrorist organization. The Houthis are an Iranian proxy; Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military organization has already been designated a terrorist organization by the United States.

Israel said it had wiped out the vast majority of the Syrian military's assets, including huge chunks of its air-defense network.

Israel slammed Ireland as "antisemitic" while announcing the closure of its Embassy in Dublin, kicking off a charged back and forth between the two countries.

Israel is urging European nations to classify the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen as a terrorist organization. The Houthis' attacks on Israel and international shipping have raised global inflation concerns.

"The achievement was tremendous, and the attack was historic," Lt.-Col. Tomer, commander of the INS Herev, a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat that carried out naval attacks in Syria earlier this month, shared of the strike.