Hackney Council ends its twinning arrangement with Haifa, Israel, following a council decision communicated to the Israeli city’s mayor. Hackney mayor Zoe Garbett writes to Mayor Yona Yahav to formally notify him that the council plans to end the agreement, according to reporting. The correspondence sets an October 7 deadline for Haifa to respond to proposals related to cutting all ties under the twinning arrangement. The articles describe the action as a move to terminate the partnership rather than continue it, and characterize the deadline as part of the process for winding down the relationship. The coverage focuses on the formal letter and the timing of the response required from the Haifa mayor’s office. No additional details about the specific grounds for ending the twinning agreement, the council vote count, or whether any alternative arrangements are proposed are included in the provided excerpts. The reports indicate that the letter is issued on Wednesday and that the decision is made by Hackney Council, with the mayor acting as the point of contact with Haifa’s leadership.