Demonstrators set fire to Israeli embassy in Bahrain’s capital

Demonstrators have set fire to the Israeli Embassy building in the Bahrain capital Manama, according to the Maariv newspaper, Report informs referring to TASS.

On the night of October 20, a group of protesters against Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip approached the diplomatic mission building with torches, which they then threw in the direction of the embassy. There was not a single employee in the mission building at the time of the arson.

On October 19, the Kan state television and radio company reported that the Israeli Foreign Ministry had decided to evacuate all its offices in the Middle East, including Bahrain. On October 18, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israel had to evacuate its diplomatic missions in Egypt and Morocco due to demonstrations caused by events in the Gaza Strip.