Asked by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the safety of aid workers operating in (a) Israel and (b) Palestine.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The Foreign Secretary has called on Israel to reform its deconfliction mechanism to ensure the safety of aid workers and to make progress on the UN's minimal operating requirements, including more visas and driver approvals granted, as well as more trucks permitted to cross into Gaza.
The Prime Minister set out the need for more aid to enter Gaza in his call with Prime Minister Netanyahu on 2 April, and that far too many aid workers and ordinary civilians have lost their lives.
Scrutiny evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] CommitteeFound: For the long-term horizon, that means a sustainable, two-state solution with Israel and Palestine living
Mentions:
1: Rehman Chishti (Con - Gillingham and Rainham) There is a key link to the humanitarian situation in Palestine and Gaza, in that all the group’s members - Speech Link
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral systemFound: within mini-laterals have revealed themselves in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas in Palestine
Written Evidence Apr. 16 2024
Inquiry: International relations within the multilateral systemFound: For example, Palestine has been given the status of “non-member observer state” at the UN, and is
Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) passionate about that, but I cannot speak about malnourishment and hungry people without mentioning Palestine - Speech Link
Found: For the long-term horizon, that means a sustainable, two-state solution with Israel and Palestine living
Mentions:
1: Mhairi Black (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire South) more than a cynical attempt to exploit the suffering, pain and turmoil being experienced by people in Palestine - Speech Link
2: Naz Shah (Lab - Bradford West) the Prime Minister doing in his efforts to ensure that the two-state solution and the recognition of Palestine - Speech Link
3: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) recognise that the kernel of the whole issue across the region is the continued Israeli occupation of Palestine - Speech Link