Settlers attack Palestinian mosque near occupied East Jerusalem
Settlers attack Palestinian mosque near occupied East Jerusalem
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Settlers attack Palestinian mosque near occupied East Jerusalem
The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.
The British government says it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed its consulate.
British Foreign Secretary Miliband said the consulate building would remain but would be called 'UK Mission, Jerusalem'.
Signs from the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem were removed overnight as a deadline for its closure loomed.
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
UK Foreign Minister Ed Miliband says consulate building will not be closing as Israeli deadline expires.
Former British consul Vincent Fean says Israel is acting unlawfully by demanding the UK close its consulate.
Israel has threatened to close the consulate, which handles UK relations with Palestinians in the city, over British sanctions on Israeli settlements.
Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed after Britain sanctioned settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Netanyahu storms Western Wall tunnels amid Yom Kippur settler incursions, drawing fierce condemnation.