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HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentThe right hon. Gentleman speaks powerfully about the various views in Israel. I will not speculate on the decision making of others, but I listen very carefully to the words of…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentIn this case, the International Court of Justice is clearly the correct authority. It has issued a set of provisional measures, which we support.14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI have condemned Hamas for their despicable actions and ugly and unacceptable rhetoric many times from this Dispatch Box, and I am happy to do so again. It is the events of 7…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentAs I said earlier, the words of Tom Fletcher in the United Nations Security Council are important. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment that was produced…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentAs I have said throughout the course of the afternoon, the responsibilities weigh heavily on all of us. We do not view the situation as acceptable, and we will continue to take…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentMy hon. Friend asks important questions about assessments. Those are made regularly, on a rolling basis, and in the light of new events. I reassure her that we do not wait for…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI share the right hon. Gentleman’s dismay that events in the region since the horrific actions of 7 October have involved an enormous amount of bloodshed and civilian suffering.…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI know my hon. Friend’s constituents will be concerned, just as my constituents in Lincoln and those across the whole country are concerned. I saw the situation with my own eyes…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentMy hon. Friend has been committed to these issues since before he came to this place. Tom Fletcher’s words are important. As I said earlier, he is the most senior member of the…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentIt is not as grubby as that. First, we will not litigate an ongoing legal case in the Chamber, as Members would expect. A judicial review on the F-35 element is happening over…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentAs Members would expect, I will not discuss internal legal advice in the Chamber, whether it applies to me or other Ministers. I reassure the right hon. Gentleman that, right…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentMy hon. Friend is forceful advocate on these questions. She points to failure, and I recognise that failure. So many days and months on, the people of Gaza and the west bank, and…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI remind the House of the decisions that we took last year. We have discussed the question of the F-35 global spares pool. The basis on which we made a carve-out is clear and has…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI know the strength of feeling behind my hon. Friend’s words. I am sure she is aware of the findings of the IPC report on Monday, which delineates in great detail the precise…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentIt is the long-standing position of Governments of all stripes that it is for international courts to make determinations of that nature, and we will abide by our obligations…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI of course welcome, as the Foreign Secretary did yesterday, the release of Edan Alexander. I know the whole House thinks of those hostages who remain in Hamas captivity. I have…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentThe decisions that we take on arms bind every part of the UK Government. We are a Government committed to abiding by our international legal obligations, and we will continue to…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI know my hon. Friend’s commitment to these issues over a long period of time. I do not accept the premise of his question. Whether or not we abide by our legal obligations is a…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for asking those important questions. The testimony of the emergency relief co-ordinator, the very most senior official in the world’s entire…14 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI am genuinely grateful to all Members across the House who ask me questions and seek me out across the Palace to convey the force of their views on this. I have seen the letter…14 May 2025