Palestine: Detainees
Commons · Question 28565 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Tracy Gilbert
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinian healthcare workers detained in Israel.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 17 Sep 2026
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Cluster data provides information on the number of Palestinian healthcare workers detained and arrested. The UK government regularly engages with Israeli counterparts to express concern about the detention of Pal...