Netanyahu orders closure of Israel embassy in Paraguay

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay, his office said, after the South American country announced Wednesday it was moving its mission back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem, Business Recorder reports.

“The prime minister has asked the foreign ministry to close the Israeli embassy in Paraguay,” the statement said, adding Paraguay’s decision had cast a shadow on relations between the two countries.