š UK says its East Jerusalem consulate 'will not be closing' and will operate as the UK Mission, Jerusalem, arguing Israel has 'no legal right' to shut it down
ā”ļø Workers remove signs from the British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem as an Israeli deadline for closing the mission expires, according to an Anadolu correspondent on the ground
ā³ The move comes as a 30-day deadline set by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar expires, with Israel saying the consulateās operations have ended
š Israel ordered the consulateās closure after the UK imposed sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, including a ban on imports of settlement products
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