Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 11492

Israel: UNRWA

Tabled: 28 October 2024

Answered: 4 November 2024

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Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Israeli legislation on the (a) status and (b) operation of UNWRA on the humanitarian situation in (i) Gaza and (ii) the

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

As the Foreign Secretary said in his statement to the House on 28 October, the UK is gravely concerned at legislation against United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) passed by Israel's Knesset. This risks mak...

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