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HANSARDIsrael and GazaMr Speaker, last week I visited the middle east, bringing a message of solidarity with the region against terror and against the further spread of conflict. I met with the leaders…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy hon. Friend is right that we need to redouble our efforts and inject fresh energy into demonstrating progress towards that better future. The most immediate thing we can do is…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe UK is working hard to ensure that humanitarian aid gets to the people who need it, and fuel is one of the things that we are working on.23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaMay I thank my hon. Friend for everything he does to champion particularly his Jewish constituents and the community more broadly? I can let him know that, at this point, I am…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent contribution. He is absolutely right. The Foreign Secretary and I are having those conversations with people across the region as we…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaOur regional and diplomatic engagement has focused extensively on how we can bring about a better and brighter future for the people of Palestine and the Palestinians, but I am…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI saw much of the same footage myself on my visit to Israel last week and I can tell the House that it is absolutely horrifying to watch. When we hear in this House about Israel’s…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend for raising an excellent point. It is difficult to ascertain that information precisely, but I give him the reassurance that we are talking…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt is difficult to tell Israel to have a ceasefire when it is still facing rocket fire on an almost daily basis and when its citizens are still being held hostage. It has suffered…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaLet me just say exactly what I have been trying to do over the past week: ensure that we can diplomatically engage with partners in the region—as, indeed, the Foreign Secretary…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI would characterise the situation differently from the hon. Gentleman, with the greatest of respect. Israel has suffered an appalling act of terror. It has the right to defend…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI can tell my right hon. Friend from all my conversations across the region with Arab leaders that there is absolutely no love or affection for Hamas. Indeed, it is the opposite,…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the Leader of the Opposition for his constructive comments and his support. Just to recap, on humanitarian aid, by announcing an additional £20 million today, we will be…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThis House stands united in saying that Israel has a right to defend itself. Then it should stand united with Israel’s right to defend itself in line with international…23 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman made a powerful case in his conference speech last weekend for a strong, functioning Northern Ireland within our Union. My right hon. Friend the Secretary…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsI thank my hon. Friend for all her work in this area. Early diagnosis of cancer is key and the NHS “Help Us, Help You” campaign is seeking to address the barriers deterring…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsI commend my right hon. Friend for his excellent intervention. He is absolutely right that we should not rush to judgment before we have all the facts on the appalling situation…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member talked about our military assets. Let me be crystal clear: the assets that we have moved into the region are not there in any combat capacity. They are there for…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsIt is important for us consistently to remember that Israel has suffered a shockingly brutal terrorist attack, and it is Hamas, and Hamas alone, who are responsible for this…18 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe believe that Israel does have a right to defend itself, to protect its people and to act against terrorism and ensure that the awful attack we have seen from Hamas cannot…18 Oct 2023