Gaza: Humanitarian Situation Debate
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Brendan O'Hara
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(2 days, 23 hours ago)
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Anneliese Dodds
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for underlining the role of Jordan. On both my visits to Jordan, I saw for myself how committed the Jordanians have been to ensuring that aid gets into Gaza. We are really grateful to them for that, and for the partnership that they have shown with the UK.
When it comes to the legislation on UNRWA, the UK Government have been very clear that the decision by the Knesset was wrong. It will undermine the ceasefire and prevent the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid, and prevent the delivery of education and healthcare. That is why, once again, we call on Israel to change tack and not implement the legislation.
Brendan O'Hara (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) (SNP)
Over the weekend, President Trump inserted himself into the debate on the future of Gaza and its people by saying,
“You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing.”
Is it the Government’s view that he was talking about the forced displacement or ethnic cleansing of almost 2 million Palestinians from their land? If that is not the Government’s understanding of what he meant, what exactly is their interpretation of what President Trump said?