以色列方面称，大多数外交人员将离开位于被占领的东耶路撒冷的英国领事馆。但英国坚称该领事馆“不会关闭”，并将继续作为“英国使团”运作。以色列外交部长吉迪恩·萨阿尔在社交媒体上写道：“我们并不希望事情发展到这一步。”他表示，共有20名外交人员及总领事将离开以色列，而由7人组成的工作组则可留在馆内，不过其活动范围将受到严格限制。
Most diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel says, but the UK insists the building "will not be closing", and will operate as a "UK Mission" "We did not want it to come to this," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on social media, as he said 20 diplomats and the Consul General would leave Israel while a task force of seven could remain in the building "with a very limited scope of activity". UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband responded that some staff had been "temporarily withdrawn" for security reasons, but stressed the mission will "work with the Palestinian people".
英国外交大臣埃德·米利班德回应称，出于安全考虑，部分工作人员已被“暂时调离”，但他强调该使团仍会“与巴勒斯坦人民保持联系”。
Israel said in September it would shut the consulate, in retaliation for UK sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank which are illegal under international law.
今年9月，以色列宣布将关闭该领事馆，以此作为对英国制裁以色列在约旦河西岸定居点行为的报复措施。根据国际法，这些定居点均属非法。
The UK government had made last-ditch efforts to persuade Israel not to close the British consulate ahead of Thursday's deadline, after the Israeli government said it would close the consulate within 30 days of the UK sanctions announcement.
此前，在以色列政府宣布将在英国实施制裁后30天内关闭该领事馆后，英国政府曾竭尽全力试图说服以方不要采取这一举措，但未能成功。
The consulate, which was first established in 1838, handles UK relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem as well as in the West Bank and Gaza.
这座成立于1838年的领事馆负责处理英国与耶路撒冷、约旦河西岸及加沙地带的巴勒斯坦人的相关事务。它与英国驻特拉维夫大使馆性质不同，后者才是英国在以色列的主要外交机构。
It is distinct from the UK embassy in Tel Aviv, which is the UK's main diplomatic hub with Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the country had implemented measures announced on 8 September in response to UK sanctions.
吉迪恩·萨阿尔称，为回应英国的制裁措施，以色列已落实9月8日宣布的各项举措。他在社交媒体上写道：“英国驻耶路撒冷领事馆今日停止运作，因此，领事馆的标识也已被撤下。”
"The British Consulate in Jerusalem is closing its operations today. Accordingly, the sign of the British Consulate in Jerusalem has been removed," he wrote on social media.
不过，周四上午人们仍能看到英国国旗悬挂在馆外，还有数名工作人员进入馆内。
However, the British flag could still be seen outside and several staff were seen entering on Thursday morning.
萨尔表示，与英国政府的会谈已就某些原则达成一致，其中包括“总领事和20名外交官（含总领事）将结束职务并离开以色列”。但萨尔承认该建筑“属于英国政府财产”，并表示以色列已授权“仅由七名外交官组成的特遣队，在非常有限的活动范围内”在该建筑内办公。
Saar said talks with the UK government had resulted in agreement on certain principles, including that "the consul general and 20 diplomats (including the consul general) are ending their duties and will leave Israel." But Saar acknowledged that the building is "the property of the British government" and said Israel had authorised "a task force of only seven diplomats with a very limited scope of activity" to operate in the building.
他表示，由于这项与英国达成的协议，“不会采取针对以色列的措施”。
As a result of this agreement with the UK, he said, "no steps will be taken against Israel".
以色列媒体此前报道称，英国曾威胁驱逐驻伦敦的以色列外交官——这引发了双边关系进一步恶化的前景。
Israeli media had been reporting that the UK had threatened to expel Israeli diplomats from London - raising the prospect of further damaging bilateral relations.
在截止日期当天上午发布的书面声明中，外交大臣米利班德表示，英国不接受以色列有权关闭领事馆。
In a written statement on the morning of the deadline, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the UK does not accept Israel has the right to close the consulate.
“英国政府重申其长期立场，即东耶路撒冷是被占领土。”他表示，在与以色列政府磋商后，该建筑“将不会关闭”，并将从周四起被称为“英国驻耶路撒冷代表团”。
"The UK government reiterates its long-standing view that East Jerusalem is occupied territory." Following discussions with the Israeli government, he said, the building "will not be closing" and will be known as the UK Mission, Jerusalem from Thursday.
然而米利班德表示，双方尚未就在“保障我方人员和场所安全与防护所需的保证”达成共识。
However Miliband said an understanding had not been reached on "necessary assurances for the security and protections of our staff and premises".
“因此，英国已暂时撤回部分员工及其家属，以确保他们的安全，”他补充道。
"Accordingly the UK has temporarily withdrawn a number of staff and families to ensure their safety and security," he added.