**Israel is closing the British Consulate in East Jerusalem in response to UK sanctions, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar** [announced](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/israels-foreign-minister-says-it-is-closing-british-consulate-east-jerusalem-2026-09-08/).

Details:

London banned trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank;

the British government accused what it called “settler terrorists” of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians;

the UK measures were coordinated with 11 other countries, including France and Canada;

Sa’ar accused the British government of pursuing a hostile policy, saying: “If someone acts against Israel, Israel will act against them”;

Britain will be excluded from the US-led Gaza coordination mission in Israel;

Israel will bar 12 British elected officials and citizens from entry, including 11 MPs and one lawyer;

British training of Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank will be terminated.

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