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Palestinians: Schools

Commons · Question 55323 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the forceful closure of schools administered by UNRWA.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 9 Jun 2025

We were dismayed to hear of the forcible closure of six United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools in East Jerusalem on 8 May. These closures will deny 800 Palestinian children their right to education. W...