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HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend brings considerable experience to the Chamber and to these issues. Of course, as he would expect, I and the FCDO plan for all scenarios, but we remain optimistic…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the hon. Lady, but as I have said, we are not supplying arms to Israel—that decision was made back in September. It is my obligation and very solemn undertaking…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastOn the last three points, yes.01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI would refer to the remarks I have made before at this Dispatch Box. I recognise what is being said. I recognise the work of international scholars particularly, and the fine…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI do think we need further dialogue on the issue of Palestinian attendance at that meeting. I recognise that these decisions were made previously and held in Geneva, but I hope…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe whole House will have heard what the hon. Member said, and she will have heard what I have said on a previous situation. I would ask her to look closely at what this…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI do think it is important that the hon. Gentleman, notwithstanding his strength of feeling, recognises that Israel is a complex place of many opinions. He will have found…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastNo conflicts are the same. That region has had numerous conflicts over the years. What we have seen over the past 23 months has been horrific. It is my job, as the country’s chief…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI thank my hon. Friend for what she says in relation to children. Of course, there are not just the children who have died as a result of famine, which is horrific, but many…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am hugely grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing to mind the many Israelis marching and expressing deep concern for the plight of the hostages. I certainly have both Israeli…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastOver 63,000 people have now lost their lives and well over 100,000 are injured as a result of this war, so the hon. Member is right to put that front and centre. She will…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastAs I have said, I have spoken to Secretary of State Rubio, Envoy Steve Witkoff and Vice-President Vance about these issues. I leave discussions with the President of the United…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIt would be a breach of international humanitarian law, so we will keep working with our partners to try and ensure that it does not come about.01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI set out my statement very clearly at the UN. The Prime Minister set out his statement at No. 10. When I finished my statement, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI disagree with that last part. I simply refer my hon. Friend to what I have said. She will struggle to find another Government in the developed western world who have done more…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastAbsolutely; I will take that up.01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastCan I be very clear to my hon. Friend that Israel does not have a veto on our decision to recognise? I hear what has been said about a peacekeeping force, but I discussed these…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to my dear friend for what he has said. He knows that this is extremely frustrating. I have spoken to envoy Steve Witkoff in the last 24 hours to be updated on the…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI have a list of statements that have been made by Yair Lapid, by the leader of the Democrats, Yair Golan, and by the Israeli Mossad director, Tamir Pardo, all of whom call into…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastIt was humbling to meet once more a group of doctors in New York who have served on the ground and to hear of the hardships that they had experienced as noble humanitarians. In…01 Sept 2025