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An Israeli court awarded me custody of my children. Does this entitle me to relocate to my native U.K. with them?

No! An Israeli custody order gives the custodial parent the right to determine where the children shall live within Israel. It does not give the custodial parent the right to relocate abroad with the children, or to travel abroad with them on holiday, without the other parent's consent, or court permission, in its absence. If you wish to relocate with your children to the U.K. legally, and not face child abduction proceedings, you must either gain  your husband's consent, preferably via a court-authorised agreement, or file to the court for permission to relocate with them - and win.