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Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 January 2025

Debate

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Contribution

My Lords, I hope the House will allow me to say that I miss my noble friend Lady Randerson terribly. Not to strive to protect children in conflict is a war crime. Forcibly moving civilians to areas where there is no shelter, medicine, food or sanitation is a war crime. Militaries actively depopulating civilian areas permanently after conflict is a war crime. These continue to be advocated by members of the Israeli Government, two members of which these Benches have called for the UK to sanction. Why have our Government not indicated to the Israeli Government that there are consequences for breaching international humanitarian law and the institution of war crimes? Our relationship with the Israeli Government cannot carry on as it is.

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