'Will not be intimidated': British MPs respond defiantly to Israel sanctioning them

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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Tuesday that Israel would ban 11 British MPs and lawyer Fahad Ansari from entering the country in retaliation for the UK sanctioning illegal settlements. The Israeli government also stated it would close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem and end British training of Palestinian forces. The sanctioned British MPs responded defiantly, stating they would not be intimidated by the Israeli government's actions.

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British MPs have reacted defiantly to the Israeli government banning them from entering the country in retaliation for the UK sanctioning illegal settlements on Tuesday. In a speech on Tuesday afternoon, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel would close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem and remove British representatives from the International Gaza Support Center.

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