Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced the move as part of a series of countermeasures against the UK for its decision to ban trade with the Israeli settlements. Israel closes UK consulate in Jerusalem over trade ban on illegal settlements Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced the move as part of a series of countermeasures against the UK for its decision to ban trade with the Israeli settlements.S1

• Israel closes UK consulate in Jerusalem over trade ban on illegal settlementsS2

• Israel bans entry of 12 British officials and MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana • FM's countermeasures also include termination of British training of PA security forces in RamallahS3

• Israel has announced a series of measures against Britain, including ending its participation in a Gaza coordination mission and barring some UK officials from entering the country.S4

• Israel said it would also expel British diplomats at a centre monitoring the U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan in Gaza and bar British training for Palestinian Authority forces, as well as banning 12 British officials from visiting IsraelS5

• TEL AVIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Tuesday said that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem, accredited to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, after London announced it was imposing sanctions on goods fro...S6

• London is leading Western sanctions over violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In addition, Israel said it would deny entry to 12 Britons if they wish to visit, including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.S7

• British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused the Israeli government on Tuesday of turning a "blind eye" to what he called "ethnic cleansing" by settlers in the West Bank as the UK joined France and ten other countries in banning imports from Israeli settlemen...S8