Palestine: Children
Commons · Question 907383 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the detention of children from Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli military.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 20 Jan 2026
We are deeply concerned about the detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli military and about allegations of abuse against those children, including sexual violence.The UK calls for all such reports to be fully investigated. The arrest and detenti...