Israel Orders Closure of UK Consulate in Jerusalem, Expels British Officials
🏛️ JERUSALEM — Britain sanctioned settlements; Israel just threw it out of the room. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Closing the East Jerusalem consulate, barring 12 MPs and officials, and removing UK from the Gaza coordination mission turns London's settlement sanctions into a full bilateral rupture. UK loses its operational foothold in Palestinian governance; Israel signals any European pressure has a price. Brussels is next in line — and watching the cost schedule.