Written question asked by Sam Tarry (Labour) on Friday, 17 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 March 2023. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Monday, 27 March 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Israel: Palestinians

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on recent reports of violence in Huwara and Nablus.

Answer: The UK condemned in the strongest terms the retaliatory incidents of violence by settlers against Palestinians, and we have stressed the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population. The Foreign Secretary echoed this message of de-escalation in his meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen on 21 March. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, set out the UK's position at the scenes of abhorrent violence in Huwarra in his 26 February statement on Twitter.

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