Amid a growing rift in its friendship with China, the Israeli government has reportedly closed one of its consulates in that country.
Chinese news agencies based in Hong Kong have reported that the Israeli consulate in Chengdu city, Sichuan province, has been closed.
Already, relations between China and Israel had been steadily deteriorating. Meanwhile, it is said that the Israeli government took this step as the Chinese government has been trying to improve ties with Iran and Arab countries.
However, Israeli consulates are operating in the cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, and an embassy is functioning in Beijing. In addition, the Israeli government had announced that it would close one of its embassies in China. However, no reason for this was given by the Israeli side.
Previously, it is noteworthy that a rift emerged in Israel’s relations with China because China took a pro-Palestinian stance on the Gaza issue and did not condemn the Hamas attack on Israel.
