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Hamas: Hostage Taking

Commons · Question 60896 · Tabled 18 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the International Committee of the Red Cross on delivery of humanitarian supplies to Israeli hostages still held by Hamas.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 1 Jul 2025

The UK remains deeply concerned about Israeli hostages held by Hamas. We fully support the International Committee of the Red Cross's (ICRC) efforts to secure humanitarian access in line with international humanitarian law. The ICRC is the only humanitari...