# From the King David Hotel bombing to the consulate row: A timeline of UK-Israel tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/91581

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 14:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/king-david-hotel-bombing-to-consulate-row-a-timeline-of-uk-israel-tension?traffic_source=rss

> Israel ordered the UK’s Jerusalem consulate to close in retaliation for British sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The two governments reached a compromise, allowing British diplomats to keep working in the building under the name “UK Mission”. The timeline recalls earlier strains, including the 1946 King David Hotel bombing.

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