British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband

Britain announced it will rebrand its consulate general in East Jerusalem as a UK mission rather than close it entirely, after Israel ordered the facility shut over Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. The move, a compromise averting full diplomatic confrontation, leaves only seven British diplomats in the building and removes UK representatives from the Gaza Support Center, while Britain refrains from reciprocal action against Israeli diplomats. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said the measures respond to what he called hostile UK rhetoric and false accusations against Israel, including claims of ethnic cleansing.