LONDON (AP) — A prestigious British defense college is excluding Israeli students from attending, officials confirmed Monday, in a decision that Israel’s military has condemned as “disgraceful.”

From next year, Israelis will not be able to attend programs at the Royal College of Defence Studies, in London, which offers professional defense and security education to members of the British armed forces and some 50 countries that are allies of the U.K.

“U.K. military educational courses have long been open to personnel from a wide range of countries, with all U.K. military courses emphasizing compliance with international humanitarian law,” the Ministry of Defence in London said in a statement Monday.

“However, the Israeli government’s decision to further escalate its military operation in

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