Israel says British Consulate in east Jerusalem has ceased to function and 20 diplomats will leave
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Britain says it has reached an agreement with Israel over its consulate in east Jerusalem, even as Israel said the building had “ceased to function” as a consulate and 20 diplomats would leave the country. The sign outside it was removed. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Thursday.
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UK to make last-ditch effort to stop Israel closing East Jerusalem consulate
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Israel says British Consulate in east Jerusalem has ceased to function and 20 diplomats will leave
(Corrects number of sources in paragraph 10, changing reference to 'fifth source' from 'fourth source') By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Britain is likely to expel Israeli diplomats if Israel carries out its order to shut the British consulate in East Jerusalem this week in a disput…
Britain Threatens Diplomatic Retaliation as Israel Moves to Close UK Jerusalem Consulate By: Fern Sidman A rapidly intensifying diplomatic confrontation between Israel and the United Kingdom has entered a potentially consequential new phase, with Britain reportedly threatening to expel 27 Israeli di…
Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from London Israel marks three years since 7 October attack – live The UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs that it was at the centre of a geopolitical controver…
By Alexander Cornwell, Ammar Awad and Sam Tobin JERUSALEM/LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain and Israel announced on Thursday that the nearly 200-year-old British diplomatic mission in Jerusalem would stay open at a smaller scale and with a new name, in a compromise after Israel ordered the consulate…
By Alexander Cornwell and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would remain operating at a smaller scale, renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on settlements.
By Alexander Cornwell and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Workers removed signs and plaques at the British consulate in East Jerusalem overnight after Israel ordered it shut by Thursday over London's plans to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank, further damaging strained ties be…
By Alexander Cornwell and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Workers removed signs and plaques at the British consulate in East Jerusalem overnight after Israel ordered it shut by Thursday over London's plans to impose sanctions on settlements in the West Bank, further damaging strained ties be…
The UK’s consulate in Jerusalem is being downgraded in status to a mission, following a dispute related to British trade sanctions against Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Britain renamed its 1839 East Jerusalem consulate the UK Mission on Oct. 8, 2026, cutting staff from 27 to 7 after Israel's closure deadline; the flag stayed flying.
Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on settlements.
Britain says it has reached an agreement with Israel over its consulate in east Jerusalem, even as Israel said the building had “ceased to function” as a consulate and 20 diplomats would leave the country. The sign outside it was removed. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Thursday.
Israel said the British consulate in Jerusalem ended its functions on Thursday but that seven diplomats would be allowed to remain in a limited capacity, with the UK saying it would continue to offer "vital services".
UK and Israel back away from full diplomatic confrontation, though British presence in Palestine will be much reduced UK politics live – latest updates Israel and the UK have backed away from a full-scale diplomatic confrontation, with Britain announcing it is rebranding its consulate general build…
LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday its Consulate General building in East Jerusalem, ordered to close by Israel, would remain open as an independent and operational UK Mission, serving the Palestinian people.
Israel and Britain have reached a compromise agreement on the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on Thursday. According to that agreement, the British consulate will cease to function as an official consulate but will be allowed to maintain a …
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