UK orders diplomats' families to leave Israel over security concerns

Kanan Novruzov
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The British government on Thursday ordered families of its diplomats in Israel to leave the country in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, Report informs via Reuters.

All diplomats would remain on active duty and keep offering consular services, Britain's foreign office said in a statement.

"We are temporarily drawing down dependants of staff at our Embassy in Tel Aviv and our Consulate in Jerusalem as a precautionary measure," it added.

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