Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories Debate
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(9 months, 2 weeks ago)
Commons ChamberI apologise—I am new here and do not yet know everybody. [Laughter.] I call Kenny MacAskill.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Hamas today conjured up memories of Christmas truces before the horror recommenced, but this is not soldiers in the trenches; it is 2.2 million people trapped in a tight urban environment, including women and children. Is that not the reason that a humanitarian pause is insufficient and there must be an immediate ceasefire?