Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions the Prime Minister has had with the Prime Minister of Israel.

The Prime Minister met Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on 24 March. The leaders discussed shared security and defence challenges, and Prime Minister Sunak outlined international apprehension at growing tensions in the West Bank and the risk of undermining efforts towards the two state solution. He encouraged all efforts to de-escalate and also stressed the importance of upholding the democratic values that underpin our relationship, including in the proposed judicial reforms in Israel. The UK remains committed to making progress towards a two-state solution, resulting in a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian State; based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states.