Question follow-through · 20137
Israel: International Humanitarian Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law in the context of it's recent military activity in Syria.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 16 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 3 Jan 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make an assessment of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law in the context of it's recent military activity in Syria.
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jan 2025
Answer published
We are monitoring the situation closely and continue to call on Israel to uphold their obligations to peace, stability, and security under international law. The Israeli government has stated that their presence in the Golan Heights buffer zone is defensi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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