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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Wednesday, 17 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 April 2024. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Friday, 26 April 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Gaza: Aid Workers

Question

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with representatives of World Central Kitchen on the creation of an independent commission to investigate the killings of aid workers in Gaza on 1 April 2024.

Answer

As the Prime Minister said in his call with Prime Minister Netanyahu 2 April, the UK was appalled by the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including three British nationals, in an Israeli airstrike 1 April. The Prime Minister called for a thorough and transparent investigation into what happened. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon also spoke with the CEO of World Central Kitchen, Erin Gore, on 2 April to offer our condolences.

Both the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have conveyed to their Israeli counterparts the importance of effective deconfliction.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22287
Session
2023-24
Related items
Gaza: Aid Workers
Thursday, 9 May 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Death Armed conflict Gaza Aid workers World Central Kitchen
Link
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