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Israel Online · Oct 8, 2026

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Israel Shuts Down British Consulate in Jerusalem as 20 Diplomats Ordered to Leave Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that the British Consulate in Jerusalem has officially ceased operations, with its sign removed and 20 diplomats, including the Consul General, set to leave Israel. Under an agreement reached with London, Britain will be allowed to maintain a reduced diplomatic mission of just seven representatives at the former consulate building. Israel has also removed British personnel from the Gaza coordination center in Kiryat Gat, halted British training activities for Palestinian Authority forces in Judea and Samaria, and barred 12 British individuals from entering Israel. Sa’ar said Britain had agreed not to take retaliatory measures over the closure. “The era of Israeli restraint is over, both militarily and diplomatically,” Sa’ar declared.

*Israel Shuts Down British Consulate in Jerusalem as 20 Diplomats Ordered to Leave* Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced that the British Consulate in Jerusalem has officially ceased operations, with its sign removed and 20 diplomats, including the Consul General, set to leave Israel. Under an agreement reached with London, Britain will be allowed to maintain a reduced diplomatic mission of just seven representatives at the former consulate building. Israel has also removed British personnel from the Gaza coordination center in Kiryat Gat, halted British training activities for Palestinian Authority forces in Judea and Samaria, and barred 12 British individuals from entering Israel. Sa’ar said Britain had agreed not to take retaliatory measures over the closure. “The era of Israeli restraint is over, both militarily and diplomatically,” Sa’ar declared.

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