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HANSARD Middle EastLet me begin with the points that the shadow Foreign Secretary raised on Iran. We agree, I think, on the dangers and risks from Iran. We have seen the threats and the unprovoked…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI do agree with my hon. Friend. What is going on is being talked about as, in effect, annexation of parts of the west bank. It is not simply about a small rogue group going…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastThe right hon. Member will know that after the election we introduced new and strong arms export controls to cover anything that could be used in operations in Gaza, including…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastThe expansion of the illegal settlements is not only deeply wrong, because Palestinians are being forced from their own land, sometimes in the most brutal of circumstances, but…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastIt is exactly because of our deep concern about the illegal settlements, and also about the escalating scale of settler violence, that we have introduced the new sanctions, which…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe are pursuing that particular event. If we find any cases where there are breaches of UK law, we will also pursue them. The wider issue is that nobody in the UK should be…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastHezbollah is a dangerous terrorist organisation. It is undermining the security of the people of Lebanon. We support the Lebanese Government and the Lebanese armed forces in…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe have been clear that having an impact on what happens in Gaza and the west bank depends on building international consensus and taking multiple actions. The right hon. Member…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe have strongly distinguished between the illegal settlements and the Israeli state. We also distinguish between the illegal settlements and businesses in all parts of Israel…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastChina and India are not part of the multinational maritime mission. We have been doing two things to maintain the principle of freedom of navigation. With France, we have been…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe are clear about the fact that settlements are illegal and are undermining peace. We do not want trade with illegal settlements, and we want to deter support for those…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe are announcing these sanctions, which go further than ever before in targeting the organisations that are effectively facilitating, promoting, encouraging and developing…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastThe multinational maritime mission is led by the UK and France. We have set out and been looking at particular assets that can be provided as part of the mission. It is, of…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe need Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza. It is just horrifying that families are going without the food and medical support that they desperately need. I…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe will continue to keep all our sanctions under review and to build on the sanctions regimes we have in place. We have led the world on sanctions and done more on this than most…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastWe share the view that the settlements are illegal and undermine peace. We want to prevent trade with illegal settlements and discourage anyone, including UK businesses as well as…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI welcome the work my hon. Friend has done on how charity systems are abused to funnel support to illegal settlements. She has rightly raised that issue not just with me but with…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastIt is exactly because of that review, which was commissioned immediately after we came into government, that we suspended a whole series of arms export licences. We took practical…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastIt is exactly because we are so deeply concerned about the expansion of illegal settlements in the west bank, the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the responsibility of…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastMy hon. Friend will know that the Justice Secretary brought in new restrictions on arms sales to Israel because of our concerns about ensuring that we always stand up for…09 Jun 2026