Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on access to the Occupied Palestinian Territories for international visitors.

​We have not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities on this issue, however we remain concerned about Israeli restrictions on freedom of movement and access into and out of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and we continue to raise these wider concerns with the Israeli authorities. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, however, advises against all travel to Gaza. Permission to access Gaza is granted by either the Israeli or Egyptian authorities. Entry to, and exit from, Gaza can be very difficult.