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Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

Commons · Question 72654 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to facilitate the delivery of aid through the Rafah Crossing; and what recent discussi

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Sep 2025

The political and security conditions in Gaza are not currently suitable for the deployment of diplomatic convoys and escorts. Israel must allow the full range of humanitarian relief supplies to enter and be distributed within Gaza via all crossings and r...