Israel considers expelling British officials from post-war Gaza headquarters, FT reports
Israel may also remove other European representatives as tensions rise over settlement policies and Gaza ceasefire coordination, the Financial Times reported.
- On Thursday, the Financial Times reported Israel is considering expelling British officials from the US-led International Gaza Support Center, the multinational headquarters monitoring the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
- Diplomatic tensions rose as Prime Minister Andy Burnham proposed stronger measures against illegal Israeli settlements, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently branded Britain an "Islamic republic," prompting the British government to denounce the comments as "completely unacceptable."
- Earlier this year, Israel kicked Spain out of the IGSC, accusing Madrid of "obsessive anti-Israel bias," and this week expelled Dutch officials over the Netherlands' ban on goods from illegal settlements.
- Polling by YouGov this week showed 50 percent of Britons support a trade ban with West Bank settlements, while only 16 percent oppose it, reflecting hardening public sentiment against Israel's actions.
- British officials view the potential removal as "payback" for policy shifts but remain unconcerned, though relations between the nations have plummeted under Prime Minister Andy Burnham compared to his predecessor Keir Starmer.
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Israel is considering expelling British representatives from the international coordination centre for Gaza, US-led, in the city of Kiryat Gat, in the south of the country. (ANSA)
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