UK threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats over Je...

Summary

• Britain has issued a sharp warning to Israel, threatening to expel 27 Israeli diplomats and their families if Jerusalem moves ahead with plans to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem.
• The reported warning says that if the diplomatic status of the 27 British diplomats working at the East Jerusalem consulate is affected, Britain could take a reciprocal step and order the same number of Israeli diplomats to leave the country.
• The East Jerusalem consulate operates separately from Britain’s embassy in Tel Aviv and plays a significant role in London’s political and consular affairs involving Palestinians in Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

AI Generated Summary

Britain has issued a sharp warning to Israel, threatening to expel 27 Israeli diplomats and their families if Jerusalem moves ahead with plans to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem.

The warning comes as diplomatic tensions between the two countries continue to deepen over Britain’s policies toward Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.