Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered am ar 27 Chwefror 2024.
Dan Carden
Llafur, Liverpool, Walton
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2024 to Question 14355 on Gaza: Internally Displaced People, whether he has had discussions with Israeli counterparts on guaranteeing the right to return of Palestinians displaced from their homes in Gaza.
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development), Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development and Africa)
The Prime Minister noted in his call on 15 February with Prime Minister Netanyahu the importance of continuing to abide by International Humanitarian Law and protecting civilian infrastructure, including shelters.
We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets and avoid harming civilians and destroying homes.
We have also been clear that the international community will need to make a massive effort to deliver a reconstruction plan for Gaza.
We want the fighting to stop now. We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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