Foreign minister Gideon Saar announced the closure in a statement due to the “extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government”.
Irish premier Simon Harris said he was “deeply disappointed” by the move, with deputy premier Micheal Martin stating there are no plans to close the Irish embassy in Israel.
Mr Harris also said he “utterly rejected” the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel.
Earlier this year, the Irish government officially recognised the Palestinian state and, this week, it emerged that Ireland will formally intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Israel’s ambassador to Dublin was recalled in May following the Palestinian state recognition.
Mr Saar said: “The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the de-legitimisation and demonisation of the Jewish state, along with double standards.
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