Oral QuestionCabinet Office

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 3 May 2023Answered: 11 May 2023

Answering Minister

the Minister for the Cabinet Office

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

Israel’s recent action is appalling and counterproductive, and we strongly oppose the expansion of military operations, settler violence and the blocking of humanitarian aid. We have suspended free trade agreement talks and sanctioned extremists supporting settler expansion in the west bank. It is a long-standing principle that genocide is determined by competent international courts and not by Governments, and we do not sell arms directly to the Israel Defence Forces when that might breach international humanitarian law.