Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 11605

Israel: UNRWA

Tabled: 29 October 2024

Answered: 6 November 2024

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart to urge that government to not implement the Knesset legislation on UNRWA passed on 28 October 2024.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have expressed serious concern at the UNRWA bills that Israel's Knesset has now passed. This legislation risks making UNRWA's essential work for Palestinians impossible, jeopardising the entire international humani...

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