Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 907383

Palestine: Children

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named Day

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help prevent the detention of children from Gaza and the West Bank by the Israeli military.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
We are deeply concerned about the detention of Palestinian children by the Israeli military and about allegations of abuse against those children, including sexual violence.The UK calls for all such reports to be fully investigated. The arrest and detenti...

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