# Deadline nears for Israel’s demand to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem

https://mins.news/en/item/90350

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 20:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/7/israels-deadline-to-close-uk-consulate-in-east-jerusalem-nears?traffic_source=rss

> Former British consul Sir Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding that the UK shut its East Jerusalem consulate. The demand follows a new UK import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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