Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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Humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict

That this House condemns the awful terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel on the 7th October; notes with utter dismay the scenes of violence in the weeks and days since; further notes with deep concern the devastating situation in Gaza which is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis for its 2.2 million residents and that over 200 Israelis are being held hostage; urges the UK Government to lead international efforts to call for the restoration of essential supplies such as food, water, medicine and electricity to Gaza in line with international law; further urges the UK Government to heed the calls of the World Health Organization, that the forced evacuation of hospitals in Northern Gaza may be a breach of international humanitarian law; affirms that Israel has a right to protect its citizens and target Hamas in line with international law; further affirms that innocent Palestinians must not pay the price for the atrocities of Hamas; accordingly urges the UK Government to lead calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as a pause in hostilities which will facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and provide an opportunity to realise the release of the hostages; further believes that the people of Israel and Palestine have a right to live free from fear; and that accordingly the UK Government must redouble efforts to bring about a lasting peace and a two state solution.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1719 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Alistair Carmichael

Wera Hobhouse

Layla Moran

Daisy Cooper

Richard Foord

Subjects

Armed conflict Israel Palestine Peace negotiations Gaza Hamas Humanitarian situation Ceasefires

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk