# UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate

https://mins.news/en/item/86898

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 18:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/uk-threatens-to-expel-27-israeli-diplomats-over-jerusalem-consulate?traffic_source=rss

> The UK has reportedly threatened to expel 27 Israeli diplomats if Israel goes ahead with closing the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel ordered the consulate shut by October 8 in retaliation for Britain’s sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Talks have continued without an agreement.

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