# Israel announces closure of British Consulate in occupied East Jerusalem after UK settlement-goods ban

https://mins.news/en/video/50281

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-08 19:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VYpmA5gGeU

> Israel says it will close the British Consulate in occupied East Jerusalem after the UK banned goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Britain could no longer merely condemn injustice and suffering, but had to act against further settlement expansion.

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