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HANSARD Middle EastYes to that last bit. I want to see a ceasefire in the coming days, but of course we continue to consider what further steps we can take with allies to bring the war to an end, as…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI associate myself with what the hon. Lady has said, and I assure her, not just on my behalf but on behalf of everyone in this Chamber, that there will be no complicity among any…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI would say to my hon. Friend that we do need humanity, and everything that this Government have done has been to ensure that there is humanity and to ensure the dignity of the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI agree with the right hon. Gentleman that Hamas cannot continue to govern in Gaza, and I suspect that everyone in this Chamber agrees with that. I do believe that there are…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question; he is right to mention the hostages. I meet regularly with hostage families and did a few weeks ago in my office. He is…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the shadow Foreign Secretary for the tone of her remarks, and I am grateful for the cross-party consensus in the House that this war must come to an end. I note…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI understand my hon. Friend’s frustration, and he has been consistent for a very long time. As I have said, I regret that we are not in a place where we currently have a…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI remind my hon. Friend of the action that this Government have taken and how we have tried to lead in the international community on this issue. I also join her in condemning…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI understand the fury that the right hon. Gentleman feels, but I have to tell him—21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI have to tell him that it demeans his argument when he personalises it in the way that he does. It is unbecoming, and not something the House expects, particularly of its more…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI reassure the right hon. Gentleman that I have made representations to Secretary of State Rubio about my concerns with the aid system. I have done that alongside many European…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI reassure my hon. Friend that I said that this morning to my Israeli counterpart.21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastThe last Government suggested back in 2014 that there would be consequences if the Israeli Government move forward with E1, so it is absolutely the case that there would be…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend is right to the extent that the challenge faced on the ceasefire has been principally that Hamas do not want a pause and the Israeli Government have said that they…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend is right: there can be no justification for shooting people as they are queuing for food—none whatsoever. I reassure him that we continue to work with the UN system…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastAs my hon. Friend has heard, what we are seeing is inhumane, it is deadly and it is depriving Gazans of human dignity. As she would expect, the Government, working with our…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastI reassure my hon. Friend that, as he would expect, I raise these issues with Israel on a regular basis, and I raised that issue with Israel this morning.21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastIn my experience, my hon. Friend chooses her words carefully, and the whole House will have heard what she has said this afternoon. I reassure her that, in my discussions with the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastYes, absolutely. I am grateful for all the work that my hon. Friend has done, and his background in medicine helps to bring these issues to public attention.21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastWe have to bring about that ceasefire, and we have to do all we can to alleviate the suffering. That is what I set out in my statement today, but I remain as frustrated as my hon.…21 Jul 2025