Jerusalem, Sept 8, 2026 (AFP) - Israel orders closure of UK consulate in Jerusalem over settlement sanctions

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2026-09-08

Israel on Tuesday ordered the closure of Britain's consulate in Jerusalem as retaliation after London led Western sanctions over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israel said it would also expel British representatives at a centre monitoring the US-brokered ceasefire plan in Gaza, bar British training for Palestinian Authority forces and ban 12 Britons, mostly members of parliament, from visiting. It cam......

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