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Middle East: Fire and Rescue Services

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 901465, tabled on 20 November 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Israeli authorities to help protect rescue workers in the Middle East.

Answered on

26 November 2024

We continue to press Israel to do more to protect civilians, aid and health workers in Gaza. Israel must comply with international law. We call on Israel to co-operate fully with humanitarian agencies, to make provisions for humanitarians to carry out their work safely and effectively. Restricting their work is unacceptable. The Minister for the Middle East raised concerns about hospitals and healthcare workers coming under fire with the Israeli Ambassador on 5 November.

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