Written questions

Gaza: Israel

Lords · Question HL8173 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of cases in which soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces have used Palestinians as human shields in Gaza.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 18 Jun 2025

We are deeply disturbed by reports that soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces have used Palestinians as human shields in Gaza. Use of civilians as human shields is a breach of international humanitarian law. We call on the Government of Israel to fully in...