Israel deleted a social media post expressing sorrow for the death of Pope Francis.

A message on the country’s verified X account that read “Rest in Peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing” was taken down hours after it was posted on Monday.

Israeli diplomatic missions around the world were ordered to delete any similar messages and not to sign condolence books in Vatican embassies, Hebrew media reported.

Isaac Herzog, Israel’s president, posted a message of condolence, but Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, has been silent.