Israel threatens UK officials with expulsion in ‘payback’ over settlements

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Israeli settlers, joined by far-right ministers and lawmakers, march from the Yad Mordehay area in southern Israel toward the Gaza border, calling for the establishment of new Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by Israeli attacks in Yad Mordechai, located 10 km south of Ashkelon, Israel, on July 19, 2026. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260720-42018276-42018248-ISRAELI_SETTLERS_MARCH_TOWARD_GAZA_BORDER_DEMANDING_ESTABLISHMENT_OF_NEW_SETTLEMENTS.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="1200" />
Israel is considering expelling British officials from the US-led headquarters overseeing the Gaza ceasefire in retaliation for mounting UK criticism of the country’s illegal settlement expansion and policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the Financial Times.

The move could also target representatives from Germany and Italy and would deepen an increasingly bitter diplomatic rift between Israel and some of its traditional European allies.

Israel has already expelled Spanish and Dutch officials from the International Gaza Support Center (IGSC) over their governments’ positions towards Israel.

The IGSC, formerly known as the Civil-Military Coordination Center, operates from Kiryat Gat in southern Israel.

Led by US military officers, it brings together Israeli forces with military and diplomatic representatives from around 50 […]

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