Ian Lavery

Ian Lavery

Labour — Blyth and Ashington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 January 2026

Debate

Palestine: International Humanitarian Law

Contribution

In July 2024, the ICJ ruled that the Israeli occupation and settlements were illegal, and must be ended and dismantled. Then, in September 2024, the UN General Assembly gave Israel 12 months to bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories—a deadline that has now lapsed by more than four months. Why, after a year and a half, have the Government still not published their response to the ICJ advisory opinion? Is there something that we do not know, but perhaps should?

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