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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Monday, 29 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Israel and Palestine: Foreign Relations

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the report, Unshielded Childhood: Palestinian children and teenagers killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2025, published by B'Tselem on 29 June, for the conduct of United Kingdom foreign policy towards Israel and Palestine.

Answer

We have been deeply concerned both by this report, and the related 18 June report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

We believe that the impact of the conflict in Gaza on children is a moral outrage, and the allegations that children have been deliberately targeted by Israeli forces are deeply alarming. International law is clear that children must always be protected, and their rights upheld, and any violation of those principles must be treated with the utmost seriousness.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1427
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Children Death Foreign relations Israel Palestine Young people
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