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UK-Israel Tensions: From the King David Hotel Bombing to the Consulate Closure Order
Israel ordered the closure of the British Consulate-General in occupied East Jerusalem, seen as retaliation for UK sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Britain says the mission stays open under a new name, the "British Mission." The standoff marks the latest chapter in a turbulent relationship stretching back before Israel's founding, including the King David Hotel bombing and near-war clashes in 1948-49.