Written questions

Palestine: Children

2026-06-24 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 13226 · Official question

Apsana Begum

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including

Answer

The impact of the conflict in Gaza on children is a moral outrage, and the allegations in this report that children were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces are deeply alarming. International law is clear that children must always be protected, and th...