UK Official Visits Israel to Discuss Consulate Closure
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
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- UK official visited Israel to discuss consulate closure.
- No agreement was reached to prevent the closure.
- The British Consulate in East Jerusalem will close Thursday.
- Britain may expel Israeli diplomats if closure proceeds.
- The visit occurred last week.
A senior official from the UK's Home Office visited Israel last week to discuss the planned closure of the British Consulate in East Jerusalem. Sources told Reuters that the visit concluded without an agreement to prevent the closure. Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed to Reuters that the consulate will indeed close on Thursday as scheduled.
Earlier reports indicated that Britain was considering expelling Israeli diplomats from London if Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar did not reverse the decision to close the consulate. The specific reason for the closure was not detailed in the report.
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