Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has taken steps to condemn the use of live ammunition that has led to the death of over 400 Palestinians seeking aid from sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

It is horrifying that at least 1,400 people have been killed and over 4,000 injured at or near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites. We regularly engage with Israeli counterparts to urge them to better protect civilians, and reduce the chaos on the ground causing such horrors. On 23 August, the Foreign Secretary pressed Foreign Minister Sa'ar to urgently remove all aid restrictions and move towards a ceasefire.

On 11 July, I called for an independent investigation into the killing of women and children while collecting aid in central Gaza. We expect the perpetrators to be held to account.