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‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

‘Palestinians will bear the cost’: UK consulate in East Jerusalem prepares to shut its doors

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Forced closure marks low point in UK-Israeli relations, with reports UK is considering retaliatory expulsion of Israeli diplomats from LondonIsrael marks three years since 7 October attack – liveThe UK consulate in East Jerusalem gave few signs it was at the centre of a geopolitical controversy this week, with little movement around the high-walled building save the fluttering of the union jack and the occasional car exiting the compound.The mission is to shut its doors on Thursday after Israel ordered its closure in response to a UK ban on trade with illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and sanctions…

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