Lebanon

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 2:27 pm ar 30 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of David Lammy David Lammy Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2:27, 30 Gorffennaf 2024

My hon. Friend is right to raise the issue of water. We have waterborne disease—we now have polio setting in—and of course we have had the famine. The lack of desalination is a very serious issue. That is why it was important to take the decision, in our first days in office, to restore aid to UNRWA, to increase the funds available to UK-Med and to do more to open up field medical sites across Gaza. We will continue to press the aid issue in Gaza. I think it is also important that the Rafah crossing be opened, which would alleviate a lot of suffering.