Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jo Cox (Labour), on Monday, 15 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 72 members in total.

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ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT OF GAZA

That this House recognises that 8 July 2015 will be the first anniversary of the start of the most recent and most devastating Israeli military operation in Gaza and resulted in, according to the UN, more than 2,000 deaths, 1,492 of them civilians and 551 of those, children; notes that there has been no meaningful reconstruction of Gaza which saw over 100,000 homes destroyed or severely damaged in last year's conflict, that children in particular have suffered the harshest of conditions and that no action has been taken to challenge the violations of international law as exemplified by the security wall, the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories, or the illegal blockade and separation of Gaza; calls on the Government to intensify its actions within the international community and towards the Israeli government to resolve the humanitarian and political crisis in Palestine; further calls for a more direct and stringent message to the Israeli government that progress on talks to reach a long-term and peaceful solution must be delivered within an agreed time frame; and calls on the Foreign Secretary to prioritise action through the UN Security Council for a meaningful UN resolution in this regard.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

126 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Alan Meale

Jeremy Corbyn

Mark Durkan

Mike Weir

Robert Flello

Subjects

Politics and government Middle East Military operations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk