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HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI thank the hon. Lady for her kind remarks, and I remind Members from all parts of the House to use the hotline to communicate with the emergency centre in the Foreign Office on…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseMy right hon. Friend is entirely correct. What happened on 7 October was a pogrom, and it was the worst loss of life by Jewish citizens on any single day since the holocaust and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe point that my hon. Friend makes, particularly about prisoners reoffending, underlines the importance of our pursuing every possible way of getting on to a political track.…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseRegardless of whether the right hon. Lady’s figures are correct, we know that there has been appalling loss of civilian life in Gaza. In respect of what she says about the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseIt is unwise and difficult for me to give granular advice on that specific situation from the Dispatch Box, but I will happily speak to the hon. Lady immediately afterwards and…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseWe are doing everything we can through the United Nations and other contacts in the region to ensure that aid and support gets through to those who need it so desperately in Gaza,…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe position of the British Government on the illegal settlements is absolutely clear. On the possibility of having an envoy, a whole range of different envoys are engaged in…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe Government have been absolutely clear on where we stand on antisemitism and Islamophobia: we condemn both without qualification and will continue to do so.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseBritain has been very clear about the importance of respecting international humanitarian law in all circumstances.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe right hon. Gentleman will know that there is always a role for the United Nations, but it has to be adapted to the circumstances. What he says about a ceasefire, which I have…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseOn his visit last week, the Foreign Secretary delivered very strong messages, when he was in Ramallah and when he saw the Israeli Government, about the importance of stopping…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseYes, and the Foreign Secretary, during his visit to Israel, made precisely that point.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI thank the right hon. Lady for her question. She speaks with great wisdom on these matters. I can tell her that the discussions to which she refers are going on throughout the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI am immensely concerned about the fate of all the hostages. As my right hon. and learned Friend will know, there were originally about 240 hostages, and as of midnight last night…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe hon. and learned Lady is right to talk about the deeply contentious issue of land, but what she says is, as I have understood it, absolutely in accordance with the policy of…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe right hon. Gentleman will have seen the statements by the Israeli Government about the number of hostages to be released and the possibility of extending the pause in that…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseI do not think that anybody thinks that Hamas are going to remain in charge of the Gaza strip in the medium term, or anything longer than that.27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe hon. Gentleman is right about the very worrying position that exists in the south of Gaza at the moment. He will have seen that the United Nations and others are considering…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of looking to the medium and the long term, and of doing all that is necessary to bring together people of good will…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseBoth the Lord Chancellor and I have made clear the position in respect of the International Criminal Court. I set it out in the House: it is not for Government Ministers and…27 Nov 2023