# UK consulate in East Jerusalem to become mission after Israeli closure order

https://mins.news/en/video/91748

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 15:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRxTNrbdZE

> Britain says its diplomatic mission in occupied East Jerusalem will stay open despite Israel’s order to close it. After talks between London and Tel Aviv, the nearly 200-year-old consulate will continue operating under a new name. Francesco Rizzuto of Liverpool John Moores University comments.

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