British officials and citizens will face entry bans, while the UK will be barred from a US-led liaison mission for Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.
JERUSALEM, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Sep, 2026) Israel has announced the closure of the British Consulate in occupied Jerusalem in response to the UK‘s imposition of trade restrictions on products from illegal Israeli settlements.
According to the British government‘s website, the consulate in occupied Jerusalem represents the British government in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Israel was closing the British Consulate in occupied Jerusalem in response to Britain’s announcement of restrictions on products from illegal Israeli settlements.
Sa’ar said the UK would no longer be allowed to participate in a US-led liaison mission for Gaza.
He added that British training for Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank would also be terminated, while selected British officials and citizens would be barred from entering Israel.
It may be recalled that 12 countries, including the UK, France and Canada, have announced or supported trade restrictions on products from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
