Israel to close British consulate after UK sanctions illegal settlements – Watch ITV News at Ten

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has announced counter sanctions following Ed Miliband’s decision to ban imports from illegal settlements in the West Bank. Milliband called it turning a blind eye to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Jewish settlers, terrorists he labelled them, in the West Bank

Sa’ar confirmed Israel would be closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem and removing British representatives from the International Gaza Support Centre.

The Foreign Secretary Ed Milliban has announced a “reset” of the UK’s relations with Israel in a Commons statement today.

Ministers have suggested goods coming out of the illegal settlements in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory, could be subject to trade restrictions as part of the changes.

The Prime Minister discussed the Middle East with US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Monday ahead of the intervention, which risks drawing criticism from Washington, Israel’s closest ally.

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– Prince George was accompanied by his mother and father, the Prince and Princess of Wales, as he met the head master of Eton College on his first day of school.
– The deadline has ran out for tech companies to stop children in Britain from seeing or sending naked images on their phones, we share what Apple and Google has done to meet the government’s demands.

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