Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 18 May 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 June 2020. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 June 2020 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

West Bank: Agriculture

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs West Bank Demolitions and Displacement: An Overview, published in March, what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the creation of a closed firing zone for military training, displacing a Palestinian herding community; and what assessment they have made of reports that Israeli forces requisitioned equipment provided through humanitarian aid in use by that community.

Answer: While we have not made representations on this specific issue, we continue to be concerned by the impact of military firing zones in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, as well as the continued demolition of Palestinian property by Israeli authorities and evictions of Palestinians from their homes.

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