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HANSARD Sri Lanka: Human RightsYes, I will certainly take that away, as my hon. Friend requests, and I hope that some of what I will have to say will assist in addressing that point. We want to encourage the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe House will understand that the issue of a policing force inside Gaza is premature. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments about Hamas and for what he said about deploring…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaAs I have set out, in the IDF—as in the British military—the issue of targeting is, unusually, governed by legal advice. Lawyers are embedded with the people who are making those…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Gentleman and I both share the desire that people should not go hungry in Gaza. That is why the Government, along with our allies, are working so hard to get more food…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Gentleman will have seen the evidence that has been put before the international community, and will know that it was sufficiently strong for the head of UNRWA to…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe Government keep our legal advice under review at all times. The current legal advice is that Israel has both the capacity and the will to abide by international humanitarian…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaAs the right hon. Lady knows, the issue of proscription is not one that we discuss on the Floor of the House, but the arguments for and against are kept under very close review by…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Gentleman says that his constituents are heartbroken by what is happening; we are all heartbroken by what is happening. The issue is what we do about it. I have set out…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThere would be, I think, very serious doubt about the term “deliberate starvation”, so I am unable to give a yes or no answer to the hon. Lady’s question.19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Gentleman’s point about the Government moving on their policy is not true. Basically, the Government have made it clear throughout that we will do everything we possibly…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI have set out for the House the work that we are doing, in respect of both the maritime corridor and supporting food and medical supplies delivered from the air. At the end of…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaWe are working incredibly closely at all levels with the American Administration. The hon. Member asks about new visas. We have consistently urged the Israeli Government to grant…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI thank the hon. Member for her clarity on the issue of the hostages. She asks why all of this is being allowed to continue. I would point out to her, as I have consistently this…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Lady is right that UNRWA has the logistics hubs, warehouses, vehicles and infrastructure that are essential for the delivery of aid in Gaza, and everyone understands…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaOn the hon. Lady’s first point, everyone must abide by international humanitarian law, and Britain is doing everything it can to ensure that the rules of war and international…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Gentleman will have seen the words of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary about the absolute imperative of getting more aid and humanitarian supplies into Gaza.…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe hon. Lady says that people are starving in Gaza. Everyone agrees that that is the case. The issue is what we can constructively do to bring about an end to the very worrying…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI completely agree with my right hon. and learned Friend, which is why trying to get the hostages home and out of Gaza, and trying to get food in, are absolutely our twin…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe events that the hon. Gentleman describes are appalling, and what the British Government would say is that there must be a full and transparent inquiry and examination into how…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaOn the hon. Gentleman’s final point, he is well aware of the arms sales regime that Britain adopts. As I have said to him before from the Dispatch Box, it is the toughest regime…19 Mar 2024