Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings set out in the press notice by Amnesty International entitled Israel/OPT: Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees amid spike in arbitrary arrests, published on 8 November 2023.

The Government is aware of reports covering treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israeli military detention. We have made clear our concerns over Israeli detention practices, particularly over the reported use of painful restraints and also the high number of Palestinian children who are not informed of their legal rights, in contravention of Israel's own regulations. We are also concerned about reports covering Israel's extensive use of administrative detention, which should be used only where it is justified in accordance with international law. Those under detention should either be charged or released. The Government continues to stress that all actions must be in line with International Humanitarian Law in all engagements with Israeli counterparts.