To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he is taking steps to monitor trends in the number of casualties and fatalities in (a) Gaza, (b) the West Bank and (c) Israel; and if he will publish the latest data available for 2024.
Answered on
26 February 2024
We are closely monitoring the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Too many civilians have been killed. There must be a reduction in civilian casualties. All parties must act within International Humanitarian Law.
We want Israel to take greater care to limit its operations to military targets and avoid harming civilians and destroying homes. The Prime Minister has made this clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu repeatedly and has been in close contact throughout.
We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.