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Israel: Syria

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the presence of Israeli armed forces in positions within Syria since 8 December 2024.

answeredChris LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
5 Mar 2025
Answer
17 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the presence of Israeli armed forces in positions within Syria since 8 December 2024.

  2. 5 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We continue to call on Israel, and all actors, to uphold their obligations to peace, stability, and security under international law. We are increasingly concerned by Israel's actions in Syria and are raising these concerns directly with the Israeli auth...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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