Israel: Detainees
Commons · Question 21283 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the use of the Unlawful Combatants Law to detain Palestinian doctors.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 3 Sep 2026
The UK government has regularly engaged with Israeli counterparts to express deep concern about the detention and treatment in detention of Palestinian doctors and other detainees. We have been consistently clear that all detainees, including doctors, mus...