# UK to maintain diplomatic presence in occupied East Jerusalem despite Israeli closure order

https://mins.news/en/item/91015

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 08:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/82760a374d9d

> The UK will continue its diplomatic presence in occupied East Jerusalem. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said London does not recognise Israel’s legal authority to shut the nearly 200-year-old consulate.

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