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Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Source: BBC News
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
- UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate
- Israel’s deadline to close UK consulate in East Jerusalem nears
- UK renames East Jerusalem consulate as a mission; some diplomats to remain
- British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
- Video: Signs removed from British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem
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