Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on social media that, citing a series of unilateral sanctions previously imposed by the UK, Israel formally closed the British consulate in Jerusalem on Oct. 8 local time and ordered the British consul-general and 20 diplomats to depart. Earlier the same day witnesses saw workers remove the consulate’s nameplate.

2026-10-08

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on social media that, citing a series of unilateral sanctions previously imposed by the UK, Israel formally closed the British consulate in Jerusalem on Oct. 8 local time and ordered the British consul-general and 20 diplomats to depart. Earlier the same day witnesses saw workers remove the consulate’s nameplate.