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Mon 4th Dec 2023

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Debate between Imran Hussain and Leo Docherty
Monday 4th December 2023

(1 year ago)

Commons Chamber
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Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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Not at this stage, but we will continue to take note.

Imran Hussain Portrait Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab)
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Blackened by mould, eaten by worms, and mauled by stray dogs. That was the fate of four premature babies who medical staff were forced to leave behind after being forced by the Israeli military to evacuate al-Nasr Hospital in just 30 minutes. What was the crime of those four vulnerable premature babies, who were left to an unimaginable fate, and just how does the Minister plan on telling me that a humanitarian pause helped them when a ceasefire would have saved them?

Leo Docherty Portrait Leo Docherty
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The hon. Gentleman talks painfully about the humanitarian impact. Of course, the tragedy is that Hamas do not want a ceasefire, and therefore the conflict will surely continue.