UK to continue 'vital services' after Jerusalem consulate ends functions

Key points

• Britain's consulate in Jerusalem will continue operating at a smaller scale as a UK Mission after Israel ordered its closure. The dispute follows Britain's sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
• Israel's foreign minister said the consulate would end operations, but some British diplomats would remain.
• The consulate, founded in 1839, handles Britain's relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza.