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Israel has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the consulate attack.<br \/>\nIsrael and neighbouring Jordan, which lies between Iraq and Israel, said they were closing their airspace on Saturday night and Jordan announced a state of emergency.<br \/>\nSyria, an ally of Iran, said it was putting its ground-to-air defence systems around the capital and major bases on high alert, army sources there said.<br \/>\nThe Gaza war between Israel and Hamas, now in its seventh month, has driven up tensions in the region, spreading to fronts with Lebanon and Syria and drawing long-range fire at Israeli targets from as far away as Yemen and Iraq.<br \/>\nThose clashes now threaten to morph into a direct open conflict pitting Iran and its regional allies against Israel and its main supporter the United States.<br \/>\n(With information from Reuters)<br \/>\nRead more:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-in-cyprus-com wp-block-embed-in-cyprus-com\"><\/figure>\n<p>fighter jets. 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