# Middle East live: Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after settlement sanctions

https://mins.news/en/item/49959

- France 24, 2026-09-08 15:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260908-middle-east-live-israel-to-close-british-consulate-in-jerusalem-after-sanctions-on-settlements

> British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused Israel’s government of turning a “blind eye” to what he described as settler “ethnic cleansing” in the West Bank. The UK, France and ten other countries have banned imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied territory, amid escalating violence linked to settlement expansion.

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