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HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI will not comment on any future sanctions, except to say that as my hon. Friend knows, we keep these issues under review. He will have seen the Prime Minister’s statement on…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAs I said earlier to the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse), it is important that we make a distinction between the Israeli people and the current…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend is one of the House’s experts on how our sanctions regime works, and I can reassure him that all that he has outlined is under consideration?20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI recognise why my hon. Friend puts his remarks in the way he does. What we must do is act in concert. This is deeply frustrating, of course, but he knows history and will…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI have heard what my hon. Friend has said. He will know that the Prime Minister has said that there might well have to be further action, but we urge the Israeli Government to…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesFour hundred and thirty aid workers have been killed—Gaza is the deadliest place on earth for humanitarians. The hon. Lady is right to recognise those tremendous aid workers. Let…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend has consistently raised these issues. The abandonment and displacement of Gazans to that small strip is entirely unacceptable. The idea that we could see this go on…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI do not think that on any of the six occasions when I have made a statement on this subject at this Dispatch Box, I have not condemned Hamas, what they did on 7 October and those…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to my hon. Friend. She uses the word “politicise”, but I am afraid that this is not just politicisation, but weaponisation of aid and the use of food and medical…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue. When considering those assessments under international humanitarian law, I pay particularly regard to the way that…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI set out the position as it stands today, and I ask my hon. Friend to look carefully at the Prime Minister’s statement just this morning, and at what he has indicated. Further…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend will have heard what I said from the Dispatch Box, she will have seen the efforts of the diplomatic community to come together, and she will know that the United…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI stand by the decisions we have taken to meet our obligations for security around the world and the decisions we have made in relation to the F-35s. I want to make it clear that…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend rightly prays in aid of international humanitarian law. She knows that because we in this country were one of the great architects of that international…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI think I have now answered that question many times, but the whole House will have heard what my hon. Friend has said.20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe have made these decisions today. My hon. Friend will recognise that there is an important conference convened by France and Saudi Arabia, where we will work jointly with those…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWhat we are discussing with France, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, is how we can affect things on the ground. The hon. Gentleman will recognise that others have…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This weekend, the Israel Defence Forces started a new, extensive…20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI have said what I have said from the Dispatch Box, and we have taken further action today. Let us see tomorrow what that yields.20 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesFor decades there has been a cross-party commitment to a two-state solution and the pursuit of peace from friends of both Israel and the Palestinian people across this House. It…20 May 2025