Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 83566

Occupied Territories: Health Professions

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Israel on the release of medical personnel detained in Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Foreign Secretary and I have continued to raise concerns with the Israeli Government about the detention of Kamal Adwan Hospital Director Mr Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan al-Hamas. Last week, officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv lodged a request for...

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