UK orders diplomats' families to leave Israel over security concerns

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.