Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Bobby Dean Excerpts

Thursday 12th November 2026 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Doughty]

I can absolutely assure my hon. Friend that the absurdity of some of the restrictions is at the heart of the conversations we are having with COGAT, and indeed other authorities. She quite rightly points out the climate aspects of this situation, too. The tragedy is that we knew those conditions were coming, and from previous examples we have seen we knew the impact they could have. Like others, including the United Nations, we issued warnings, and yet that crucial aid and assistance was not able to get in at the necessary levels, and large numbers of tents, tarpaulins and the equipment to put tents up still remain outside Gaza.

[Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)]

The blocking of aid has previously been cited by a UN commission as evidence of a genocide in Gaza, and stopping infant milk reaching starving children certainly sounds like that to me. Are this Government committed to working with the UN to provide the necessary evidence to prove that what is happening in Gaza is a genocide?

[Stephen Doughty]

The Foreign Secretary and I have set out our position on this matter on a number of occasions. We will, of course, continue to work and support the work of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and other bodies and listen very carefully to all evidence provided.