UK moves staff at Tel Aviv embassy to elsewhere in Israel amid ‘regional tensions’

By AFP 27 February 2026, 7:13 pm

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The UK has moved some of its diplomatic staff and their dependents from Tel Aviv to another location in Israel, the Foreign Office says, citing “regional tensions.”

“We have taken the precautionary measure to temporarily move some of our staff and their dependents from Tel Aviv to another location within Israel,” the Foreign Office says in an update to its travel advice for the country, adding its embassy was operating as normal but the situation “could escalate quickly and poses significant risks.”

Earlier on Friday, Britain said it had pulled its embassy staff from Iran due to the current “security situation.”