Following its announcement of retaliatory measures against the UK, Israel is preparing to unveil reciprocal sanctions and other measures against France and other countries that have likewise imposed sanctions over activity in Yehuda and Shomron, Kan News reported.

Officials familiar with the discussions said Israel is considering moves against France and additional countries using a similar format to its response to Britain. As part of that response, Israel decided to suspend the British contingent’s activities at the Gaza monitoring center in Kiryat Gat and ordered the closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem.

The Foreign Ministry also decided to bar 12 British public figures and citizens from entering Israel over their alleged involvement in antisemitic and anti-Israel activity. Those barred include individuals who deny Israel’s right to exist.

Sa’ar said the Labour Party’s move was “especially absurd” in light of the Balfour Declaration, in which the British government formally recognized the Jewish people’s right to establish a national home in the Land of Israel, including Yehuda and Shomron.

Sa’ar also called the British decision “a blatant and unacceptable attempt by a foreign government to interfere during an election period,” adding: “We didn’t return to our land after 2,000 years only to lose it to Islamist jihadists. The Palestinians, too, will be directly harmed by these steps.”

British officials described Israel’s reaction as “excessive,” arguing that “this is not an action directed against the State of Israel, but a response to extremists and violence.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)