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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) greets Argentinian President Javier Milei in Jerusalem, April 19, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Israeli diplomats to change Jerusalem’s official position over the Falkland Islands, the UK’s The Telegraph reported Saturday amid Israel’s deteriorating relations with the United Kingdom. The Israeli embassy in London denied the report.

According to The Telegraph, which cited anonymous sources, Netanyahu ordered Israeli diplomats to back Argentina’s call for direct talks with Britain over the territory.

Argentina, under President Javier Milei, one of Israel’s staunchest supporters, maintains its longstanding claim to sovereignty over the islands. The two countries fought a 1982 war over the islands.

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The Telegraph reported that the shift stopped short, however, of formally endorsing Argentina’s sovereignty claim.…