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HANSARD Gaza and HamasThe hon. Member asks an important question. As I said earlier, it is welcome that there has been an increase in Kerem Shalom, but there is congestion too. The UN, the private…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasThese are vital questions from my hon. Friend, who I know has remained very focused on the issues. The Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, my hon. Friend the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI have set out our arrangements in relation to arms and the very significant suspensions that we made from the Dispatch Box a number of times—they remain in place. The right hon.…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasMy friend the hon. and gallant Member is right to focus on some of these practical questions. He, like me, served in countries where peacekeeping forces were unable to keep the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasAs I said earlier, I will not provide extensive commentary on reports, but clearly safety and security for Gazans will involve Palestinian authorities able to ensure law and…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasThere has been some public reporting of Israeli concerns about the Allenby bridge, particularly after the violence there. Rafah is a subject that we have discussed many times in…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasDue process is incredibly important. I have raised this specific case with the Israeli authorities. It is important that adequate explanations are provided where people are…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI think I have covered those questions already in this session, but let me be absolutely clear: all Palestinians are very clearly not part of Hamas. So many Palestinians want to…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI am not sure that I totally follow. The composition of the ISF is not yet determined, as I said to the hon. Gentleman’s colleague. We will no doubt discuss this matter further in…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasInternational justice and accountability are of vital importance. That is why this Government removed the block on the International Criminal Court and continued to support that…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasOne thing I have learned so far as a politician is not to make comparisons between the middle east and practically anywhere else, and certainly not with Northern Ireland. I will…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasI hope the hon. Member will forgive me, but I do not have the numbers precisely to hand. I did an extensive hearing in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee in which we went…29 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAlongside our international partners, the UK is working to get aid into Gaza on the scale needed to ease the desperate humanitarian crisis that is taking place. In recent days,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Following the US-led ceasefire agreement and the UN’s work, more trucks are starting to cross the border, but that needs to be scaled up much…28 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationWe need to see the agreement implemented in full. The Foreign Secretary has raised this particular case with the Foreign Minister of Israel. We will continue to press for the full…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLebanon is a crucial ally. I will travel there shortly and intend to go to the area affected. It is vital that Lebanon’s borders, in both the east and the south, are secure. That…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe relationship between Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah is of vital importance. I continue to discuss these issues with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, and Iraqi Kurdish politicians…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe initiatives that the hon. Member took with CAFOD rightly highlight the importance of rubble movement in Gaza, which is an enormous logistical challenge. That was one of the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is an important question. We have condemned rocket attacks into Israel throughout—both before and after 7 October. The nature of the rockets from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am familiar with the case and have met the man in question and my hon. Friend’s constituent. I am happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss it further. I am travelling to Egypt…28 Oct 2025