According to various media reports, as the deadline for Israel's announcement to close the British Consulate in Jerusalem is approaching, negotiations between the two sides on this matter are still inconclusive, and the British side plans to “expel” 27 Israeli embassy diplomats in the UK on an “equal footing.” Israel's “New News” TV station quoted three people familiar with the matter on the 5th as reporting that the British Prime Minister's national security adviser Jonathan Powell visited Israel secretly in the past week to try to prevent Israel from closing the British consulate, but the two sides did not reach an agreement.

According to various media reports, as the deadline for Israel's announcement to close the British Consulate in Jerusalem is approaching, negotiations between the two sides on this matter are still inconclusive, and the British side plans to “expel” 27 Israeli embassy diplomats in the UK on an “equal footing.” Israel's “New News” TV station quoted three people familiar with the matter on the 5th as reporting that the British Prime Minister's national security adviser Jonathan Powell visited Israel secretly in the past week to try to prevent Israel from closing the British consulate, but the two sides did not reach an agreement.