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Israel: Palestinians

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN HL6260, tabled on 21 February 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning reports of Palestinian woman being subjected to intimate body searches by Israeli forces in 2015.

Answered on

7 March 2022

We expect any such allegations to be thoroughly investigated by the Israeli authorities. We continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.