英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德宣布，英国驻东耶路撒冷领事馆将以"英国特派团"的名义继续运作，拒绝完全关闭12。这一决定是在以色列因英国对西岸非法定居点实施贸易禁令而于9月8日下令关闭该领事馆后做出的5。
根据英以双方达成的协议，约20名英国外交官及总领事将撤离，仅保留7名外交官在该建筑内进行范围受限的活动25。米利班德表示，英国已临时撤回部分工作人员及其家属以确保安全2，同时强调该建筑将保持开放并继续提供"重要服务"2。以色列外交部长吉迪恩·萨尔对英国的制裁决定提出批评，称其"道德扭曲"1。
英国对西岸定居点的贸易限制措施反映了西方盟国对以色列定居政策日益增长的不满1。法国和加拿大也采取了类似举措，但未遭以色列行动1。该领事馆成立于1838年，与位于特拉维夫的英国大使馆独立分离1。米利班德强调，英国不会对以色列采取任何报复行动1。
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced that the British consulate in East Jerusalem will remain operational as a UK mission following Israel's directive to close it 12. The facility, established in 1838 25, will be rebranded as a "UK Mission" and will continue to provide what Miliband described as "vital services" 2.
Israel issued the closure order on September 8 in retaliation for Britain's decision to impose trade restrictions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank 25. However, under a last-minute agreement between the two countries, the consulate will not shut down entirely but will operate at a significantly reduced scale 6. According to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, 20 British diplomats, including the consul general, will leave Israel, while 7 diplomats will remain authorized to conduct "very limited activities" within the building 25. Miliband stated that the UK had "temporarily withdrawn some staff and families to ensure their safety" 25.
Miliband insisted that the mission maintains independent diplomatic status separate from the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and emphasized that the UK will not take retaliatory measures against Israel 1. Sa'ar characterized Britain's settlement policy as "morally twisted" 1. The dispute reflects broader Western concerns about Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, with France and Canada also implementing settlement trade bans alongside the UK, though those countries have not faced similar Israeli action 1.
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