On behalf of residents, this week in the chamber I asked the Foreign Secretary to assure me that the efforts to get aid into Gaza and the ongoing work to secure a ceasefire wouldn’t be forgotten in the face of other conflicts.
Earlier on during this statement, the Foreign Secretary had shared his sadness at the, saying that the “loss of life over the past few days—hundreds of people who lost their lives queuing for food—is appalling and should offend us all.”
He also added: “When I spoke to Israel’s Foreign Minister yesterday, I reminded him once again of my deep concerns over the new system that Israel has put in place to deliver aid and of our belief that that system cannot and will not work, and that we need to return to a much better provision.”