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 ...