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Middle East

Question for Foreign and Commonwealth Office

UIN 207151, tabled on 29 August 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether recent Israeli military operations in Gaza are in breach of international law.

Answered on

5 September 2014

We are clear that there must be meaningful investigations into possible violations of international humanitarian law by all sides, including those abuses committed by Hamas and other militant groups. We call on all parties to cooperate with the UN Commission of Inquiry, which must be balanced and impartial.

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