Habiba Al Askari
Commons · Question 26000 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to (a) humanitarian organisations and (b) his Israeli counterpart on the expedition of Habiba Al Askari's medical evacuation from Gaza.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 28 Jan 2025
The case of Habiba Al Askari is tragic and underlines why we need to see more medical evacuation routes open during the first phase of the ceasefire. While we have not discussed this individual case with Israel, we engage routinely on the importance of ad...