Israel is considering expelling UK and other European officials from the US-led
International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) in retaliation for criticism of Prime
Minister Netanyahu’s policies in the Palestinian territories, the Financial
Times reports. Israeli officials have discussed removing the UK from the IGSC in
recent weeks and have also weighed similar steps against Italy and Germany. The
IGSC, established to oversee the US-mediated Israel-Hamas ceasefire, is
headquartered in southern Israel and led by US military officers working with
the IDF and dozens of military and diplomatic staff from roughly 50 countries
and international organisations. Foreign Minister Sa’ar this week expelled the
Netherlands’ representative after The Hague moved to boycott goods from Israeli
settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights; Spain’s
representative was expelled earlier this year for what Israel called persistent
anti-Israel bias.