The Tel Aviv municipal building adorned itself with the Egyptian flag at 11:00pm Saturday evening in solidarity with the Egyptian people and Coptic Christians following a deadly shooting attack that claimed the lives of 29 people.

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Despite colored lights illuminating the building in solidarity with various causes such as gay pride or national flags of countries following terrorist attacks, this is the first time the flag of an Arab nation will appear on the Tel Aviv landmark.

The Egyptian flag

On Friday, masked gunmen attacked dozens of Copts on their way to a monastery in the Minya province, south of Cairo. The Arab world strongly condemned the attack and many countries sent their condolences to Egypt.

ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack saying that more than 31 "crusaders" were killed and another 24 wounded in addition to having their vehicles torched.

Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt's population of 92 million, have been the subject of a series of deadly attacks in recent months, as ISIS and other Jihadist organizations are solidifying their presence in Sinai.