Question follow-through · 24360
Israel: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli government on the attack on Balata refugee camp in December 2024.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 6 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
15 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli government on the attack on Balata refugee camp in December 2024.
17 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary has regularly raised issues of International Humanitarian Law compliance with the Israeli Government. Stability in the West Bank is crucial to ensure that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza can last. All sides should work to ensure a lowe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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