Israel: Terrorist Attacks

Defence – in the House of Commons am ar 8 Ionawr 2024.

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Photo of Theresa Villiers Theresa Villiers Ceidwadwyr, Chipping Barnet

What steps he is taking to support Israel in preventing terrorist attacks.

Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Defence

We have provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to help anticipate any further attacks and to assist with hostage recovery.

Photo of Theresa Villiers Theresa Villiers Ceidwadwyr, Chipping Barnet

Some 100,000 people have been displaced from their homes in northern Israel because of the fear that if Hezbollah adopt the same tactics as Hamas, the carnage could be even worse than on 7 October. What are the UK Government doing to try to prevent more weapons from getting to Hezbollah, to de-escalate the situation and to see, at the very least, Hezbollah retreat further north from the border?

Photo of Grant Shapps Grant Shapps The Secretary of State for Defence

I thank my right hon. Friend. We are working alongside our P3 partners to de-escalate tensions on the blue line and reduce that risk of escalation. We are continuing our efforts to support the resilience of the Lebanese armed forces, who we have helped elsewhere, with the eventual aim of getting them to the Lebanese southern border and ensuring implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1701.