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HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe settlements are not bound by the trade preferences between the UK and Israel, and products must be properly labelled. They attract different tariffs and should be traded as…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend describes the heartbreaking case of her constituent’s family member, which she has raised with me on a number of occasions. Members from across the House have done…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am a proud son of the Labour party and I have mostly attended to developments in my own party, but the many forceful interventions from the Opposition Benches on these questions…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend for the question, and I recognise the strength of feeling in Pembrokeshire, Lincoln and so many other places. I will not repeat for him the manifesto…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAs ever, my hon. Friend makes an important and powerful contribution. I will not repeat the position on recognition, but we recognise the force of what he says, which is that the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesAs my predecessor, the right hon. Gentleman can, of course, counsel me, and I am grateful for his support on the measures we have taken. As I said to another of my predecessors,…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for the effort she put in to travel to the area and to meet those in Israel and beyond. To be clear, the sanctions announced are not…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI summoned the Israeli ambassador and set out the strength of views to the Israeli Government that the British Government feel on these questions. It is of vital importance that…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesTo be clear, the issue with aid getting into Gaza is not the availability of aid. The cuts we have announced have had no bearing on whether or not aid can get into Gaza—I know…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesLet me be clear: I was not seeking to disparage the efforts of activists or protesters. My hon. Friend asks when we will suspend arms to Gaza. We have suspended arms to Gaza. I…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe have taken steps, and we will continue to take steps. We have led the international community in the most recent of those steps. I am, and we are, under no illusion about the…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe are appalled by repeated reports of mass casualty incidents in which Palestinians have been killed when trying to access aid sites in Gaza. Desperate civilians who have endured…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for her important questions. I confirm that we are working closely with our allies, both in the region and beyond, on this devastating…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend for her question; of course, it was her request for an urgent question this morning that led to this statement. I do not agree with the whole premise of her…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe Liberal Democrat spokesperson alludes to some of the commentary of some Israeli Government Ministers. I want to be clear that the UK Government’s issue is with Netanyahu’s…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesWe continue to consider the ICJ’s advisory opinion with the seriousness that it deserves. I want to reassure the House that the powers of the Foreign Office are not set by our…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s words. There are clearly profound issues with the new aid distribution mechanism. That is not just the view of the British Government;…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI am grateful to my hon. Friends, who are just trying to make me, as a new Member of the House, feel that everybody makes mistakes. I am also grateful for that important question.…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Lady makes an important point about the lack of international media in Gaza and the hotly contested nature of events there. It is not just me who has called for an…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy hon. Friend asks me to change the Government of Israel’s psyche. We have been clear with the Israeli Government about the extent of our disagreement. Anyone who has closely…04 Jun 2025