Written question asked by Iqbal Mohamed (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 2 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Hamish Falconer (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

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Palestine: Children

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled The essence of childhood has been destroyed: Israel’s deliberate targeting of Palestinian children in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 7 October 2023, published on 18 June 2026, that acts committed in Gaza may be classed as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.