Israel's diplomatic retaliation against the UK has led to the expulsion of 20 British diplomats from East Jerusalem.

#Israel forces 20 British diplomats out of East Jerusalem amid diplomatic standoff British diplomatic personnel are leaving the nearly 200-year-old consulate following Israel’s retaliation against London’s #sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The consul general is among those departing, while just seven diplomats will remain under a last-minute arrangement that renames the consulate the “UK Mission, Jerusalem.

#Israel forces 20 British diplomats out of East Jerusalem amid diplomatic standoff British diplomatic personnel are leaving the nearly 200-year-old consulate following Israel’s retaliation against London’s #sanctions on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The consul general is among those departing, while just seven diplomats will remain under a last-minute arrangement that renames the consulate the “UK Mission, Jerusalem.