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Gaza: Water

Commons · Question 618 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 25 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Oxfam report entitled Water War Crimes, published on 18 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 25 Jul 2024

International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, which includes water supply. Israel must take steps working with humanitarian agencies to fully restore water supplies and to significantly increase the flow of ...