Also unsurprising in view of even more egregious incidents from the past: Shai Masot, the Israeli embassy official at London, caught on camera in 2017 talking about 'hitlist' of members of parliament, including Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan, a vocal supporter of Palestinian state [0]. And that led to a slap on the wrist. A comparison of reactions to related incidents involving different parties is revealing [1].

[0] https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-embassy-rep-caug...

[1] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220214-espionage-is-a-di...