Debates between Lord Turnberg and Viscount Stansgate during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Tue 27th Feb 2024

Israel and Gaza

Debate between Lord Turnberg and Viscount Stansgate
Tuesday 27th February 2024

(9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Turnberg Portrait Lord Turnberg (Lab)
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My Lords, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is intolerable, but I want to ask the Minister about the role of UNRWA in all this. UNRWA was certainly in league with Hamas in many of its recent actions, and on 7 October. Now it seems to be playing a role in preventing aid getting across. I heard today, for example, that it was preventing forklift trucks appearing at crossings to allow the transfer of goods. It was also stopping the world food agency getting food in, which Israel is trying to promote. UNRWA is playing a bad game. What does the Minister think of that?