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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 September 2025

Debate

Gaza: UN Commission of Inquiry Report

Contribution

My Lords, I respectfully say to the Minister that the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, and I have read that letter in full. The Minister refers to preventable famine in Gaza. Starvation as an act of war is expressly prohibited by the additional protocols to the Geneva conventions. As the Minister just said, this is now happening. This is a war crime. This is the first conflict since those additional protocols to the Geneva conventions were accepted by the United Kingdom when we have not taken action against those responsible for carrying that out. Why?

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