Israel’s decision to shut the diplomatic post may look like retaliation, but it exposed a UK Middle East policy built on an increasingly untenable fiction

Israel will close British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem and expel UK representatives from Gaza support centre

Israeli foreign minister also said that Britain would no longer be allowed to participate in the US-led coordination mission for Gaza. | World News

The move came in retaliation for trade restrictions imposed by the United Kingdom, Canada, and 10 other nations.