Gaza: Humanitarian Situation Debate
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Josh Fenton-Glynn
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Stephen Doughty
It is crucial that ICJ orders and positions are respected, which is exactly why we work with international partners to raise attention to that and to hold Israel to account. That is exactly the sort of work we are doing in New York in our role on the Security Council; it is exactly the work we are doing today, bringing together different international partners as part of our call to action on humanitarian access. We will continue to hold Israel to account.
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Calder Valley) (Lab)
The recent flooding in Gaza has made an awful situation even worse. Some 1.4 million Gazans living in tents and thousands of families have lost what little shelter they had. We need to get as much aid into Gaza as possible, and Israel continuing to block that aid seemingly breaks international law. I ask the Minister what practical diplomatic action we will take if Israel continues to block the flow of aid into Gaza.
Stephen Doughty
We have already taken practical diplomatic action this week, including in Tel Aviv and here in London and, crucially, in galvanising other countries around the world. I hope to be able to share with my hon. Friend such work later on today in New York to hold Israel to account on these very issues.