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HANSARDIsrael and GazaOf course I am happy to have a quick conversation, but I am also engaged actively with our partners in the region to try to ensure the safe release of our hostages, which I am…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend, and he is right to point to the broader situation and welcome the progress that had been made on normalisation between Israel and other countries in…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI gently urge the hon. Gentleman to examine what I said earlier from the Dispatch Box, particularly about standing with the British Muslim community at this difficult time. We…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs I said, I have spoken to President Sisi about the importance of the Rafah crossing being open for humanitarian purposes and I will continue to do so, and about the importance…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaAs I said, we support Israel’s right to defend itself, but, as a friend, we will continue to call on Israel to take every precaution to avoid harming civilians. That is something…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend for his powerful statement and also agree with him, We must think about the future, and in spite of this awful tragedy, we cannot lose sight of the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments—he is rightly a champion of the Jewish community in his constituency. Like him, I am clear that there is zero tolerance of…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind comments. The United Nations can play a significant role when it comes to the humanitarian side. Indeed, around three quarters of our…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI assure the hon. Lady that we are talking to all leaders across the region. Indeed, I am due to speak to the Qatari leadership—maybe even today—so that we can work with them and…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIn all our conversations we will continue to call on Israel to take every precaution to avoid harming civilians, and we will do everything that we can to bring humanitarian…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the Leader of the Opposition for his remarks. Let me say at the outset that this is an unprecedented and extraordinarily difficult situation. It is likely to remain…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI can give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. I met the CST and police chiefs last week, in Downing Street, not just to provide extra funding, but to reiterate that there is zero…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaWe absolutely do not want to see regional escalation. One of the ways that we can help to ensure that that does not happen—my right hon. and learned Friend specifically mentioned…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt is also important that Egypt is involved in that conversation because the Rafah crossing is one of the primary routes for aid to reach Gaza. That is why we have spoken…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my right hon. Friend for her contribution, and I can give her that reassurance. I know that she will have advice for us on how best we can do that. We are keen to make…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my hon. Friend for his kind words and agree that we will continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself. We remain engaged in the region, talking to our partners, so…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI agree with my right hon. Friend that, crucially, the Palestinian people are also the victims of Hamas, as he said. Hamas do not represent the Palestinian people or their…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaThis is an incredibly difficult time, with an impact on many, and it is important that we recognise and remember that the people responsible for bringing it about are solely and…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent point. More broadly, I want to make the point that online offending is as serious as offline offending. We have robust legislation in…16 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the hon. Gentleman for his powerful words. We will continue to speak to all leaders in the region to find ways to de-escalate the crisis and ensure that we can bring about…16 Oct 2023