Written question asked by Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 March 2015. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 16 March 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Palestinians

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports of bomb attacks against Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip.

Answer: We are concerned by reports of bomb attacks targeting Fatah officials in Gaza in November 2014 and on 15 February 2015. Investigations are still ongoing in Gaza into who was responsible. Since the formation of the interim technocratic government, we have supported Prime Minister Hamdallah’s efforts to return the Palestinian Authority (PA) to effective control of the Gaza Strip, which would allow the PA to take action to address such reports.

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