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HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThroughout all the difficulties, there has been a solid, constant refrain that there has to be a two-state solution, with both Israel and Palestine living in peace behind secure…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is difficult for me to comment on a specific case but, if the hon. Gentleman wishes to discuss it with me after this urgent question, I would be happy to see him. He will know…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe Foreign Secretary has engaged with both the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister and President Abbas. Britain wants to support the Palestinian Authority in further…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineNo one wants to see wanton destruction, which is why I have been very clear about international humanitarian law. I also hope the hon. Lady would assert that, given the horrendous…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe plight of Gazan children will weigh heavily on all decent people on all sides of the argument being expressed in the House this afternoon. The Government will continue to do…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI have explained the Government policy in some detail both in respect of tackling the humanitarian need that so manifestly exists and in developing the political track when this…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI do not think that the two situations are analogous, but I do think it is very important that we do everything we can to help the children and the others in Gaza whom the hon.…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI do not think that a close observation of Mr Netanyahu’s remarks would sustain that view. The point the hon. Gentleman is making underlines how important it is for people to be…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWe are not clear about the full facts of what happened. We have of course heard what the Holy Father has said and what others have said as well, but the fact that any innocent…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank the shadow Foreign Secretary for what he said and the way he said it. He is entirely right about the plight of civilians caught up in this tragedy and the urgent…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for her comments about a contact group, which we will look at extremely carefully. I am grateful for her welcome for the…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. The Government respect the role of the ICJ and we will of course follow what is going on with great care. We have always made it clear…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe Government urge everyone to exercise restraint in the language that they use, but I entirely accept my hon. Friend’s first point. Like many other Members, I saw the extensive…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe right hon. Gentleman is right about the plight of children on both sides of this conflict. We are in close touch with the NGOs that he has cited, and we are also considering…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMy right hon. Friend will have seen that HMS Diamond has shot down an attack drone, on, I think, the first occasion that the Navy has been in action in that way for 30 years. He…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe hon. Lady knows very well that all parties must ensure that their actions are proportionate and necessary and minimise harm to civilians, and it is in that context that we…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineMay I offer my right hon. Friend my congratulations on his honour? He is right about the importance of ensuring that all pressure is put on Hamas to desist from these outrageous…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI think the answer is for the hon. Gentleman and I to have a chat immediately after this urgent question, and we will see what we can do to help.08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI thank my hon. Friend for her remarks. Our contact and heavy involvement with the Red Cross and Red Crescent is happening daily. In terms of her core remark, it is the British…08 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineWe greatly welcome all constructive proposals, and we welcome the point that the Israeli Minister has made that when this dreadful conflict is over, Gaza must be run by…08 Jan 2024