Attorney General written question – answered am ar 6 Mawrth 2024.
Dan Carden
Llafur, Liverpool, Walton
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she had with her (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the Middle East in February 2024.
Victoria Prentis
The Attorney-General
I visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 14 and 16 February 2024. In Israel, I met with the Israeli Attorney General, lawyers for the Israeli Defence Force, and the President of the Supreme Court. In the West Bank, I met with the Palestinian Attorney
General and the Prime Minister.
I held frank discussions in which I emphasised the importance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) being respected, civilians protected, and detainees being held in compliance with the Geneva Conventions.
The UK Government continues to call for IHL to be respected and for civilians to be protected.
Yes1 person thinks so
No4 people think not
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see also, http://www.lslo.gov.uk/
