Between September 8–9, 2026, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Israel is closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem (accredited to the Palestinian Authority) and barring British MPs from Gaza support activities. On September 9, Israeli officials formally demanded the UK close the consulate within 30 days, citing retaliatory measures against British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
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TEL AVIV, Sept 8 - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Tuesday said that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem, accredited to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, after London announced it was imposing sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements.
Israel Closes UK Consulate, Expels British Representatives from Gaza Center Foreign Minister Sa'ar says Israel will shut Britain’s consulate in East Jerusalem and bar British MPs from the Gaza support center after London sanctioned Israeli settlements. READ MORE
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar responded by accusing him of spreading an "outrageous lie" and announced counter-measures including shutting the UK's consulate in East Jerusalem. The UK sanctions will ban settlement goods but also act against companies and individuals providing services for settlement expansion.
TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told the British consulate in East Jerusalem that it must close and that diplomats assigned there will lose their accreditation within 30 days, an Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter said. British representatives assigned to a U.S.-led Gaza coordination mission in Israel, as well as British diplomats based in Ramallah, must leave within
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told the United Kingdom that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The closure of the consulate, which represents the British government in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Palestinian issues, is among a series of retaliatory me
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Israel has told Britain it must close its East Jerusalem consulate within a month, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, as a retaliatory step against sanctions that Britain, France and Canada have announced against settlements. The sanctions are among the strongest collective actions taken by major Western allies of Israel over Israeli settlements
Israel has ordered the British consulate in East Jerusalem to close within 30 days and said its diplomats will lose accreditation. British personnel working with a U.S.-led Gaza coordination mission and diplomats based in Ramallah have also been told to leave within seven days. Source: Reuters
Israel has told the United Kingdom that it must close its consulate in East Jerusalem within 30 days, two Israeli officials and two sources familiar with the matter said.
The U.K. should tell # IsraelAtWarCrimes to sod off; they have no jurisdiction there. https://www. reuters.com/world/europe/israe l-tells-british-consulate-east-jerusalem-close-within-30-days-sources-say-2026-09-09/