Question follow-through · 618
Gaza: Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Oxfam report entitled Water War Crimes, published on 18 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 18 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Oxfam report entitled Water War Crimes, published on 18 July 2024.
22 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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25 Jul 2024
Answer published
International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, which includes water supply. Israel must take steps working with humanitarian agencies to fully restore water supplies and to significantly increase the flow of ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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