Occupied Territories: Human Rights
Commons · Question 14617 · Tabled 18 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department received the report of the United Nations General Assembly Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinia
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Dec 2024
The Government has been clear since day one that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) must be upheld, and civilians protected. The UK supports Israel's right to self-defence, but it must do so in accordance with IHL. On his first day in office, the Foreig...