Ministerial statement on Monday, 23 October 2023, in the House of Commons, led by Rishi Sunak.

Israel and Gaza

Statement on the Prime Minister's visit to the Middle East.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 738 cc591-614
Session: 2022-23
Department: Prime Minister
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Rishi Sunak | 738 cc591-3 (Link to this contribution)
Mr Speaker, last week I visited the middle east, bringing a message of solidarity with the region...; Lindsay Hoyle | 738 c592 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Leader of the Opposition.
3.48 pm; Keir Starmer | 738 cc592-4 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker, and I thank the Prime Minister for the advance copy of his statement.
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I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his constructive comments and his support. Just to recap...; Julian Lewis | 738 c595 (Link to this contribution)
Did my right hon. Friend get any impression from his discussions with Arab leaders that they unde...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I can tell my right hon. Friend from all my conversations across the region with Arab leaders tha...; Lindsay Hoyle | 738 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I call the leader of the SNP.; Stephen Flynn | 738 c595 (Link to this contribution)
I said last week that history would judge us based on our response not just to the abhorrent terr...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
I would characterise the situation differently from the hon. Gentleman, with the greatest of resp...; Vicky Ford | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Let me start by thanking the Chelmsford Muslim community for hosting a meeting that brought toget...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend will know that there are established mechanisms for that, but I am reassured...; Mohammad Yasin | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
We all condemned the attacks by Hamas on innocent civilians, but since then thousands of innocent...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Again, Israel has the right the defend itself in line with international and humanitarian law, an...; 738 c596 (Link to this contribution); Lindsay Hoyle | 738 c596 (Link to this contribution)
Order. The statement will run until 5 o’clock, so let us help one another to get everyone in.
...; Andrew Percy | 738 c597 (Link to this contribution)
How can members of the British Jewish community feel safe when people are allowed to chant on the...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c597 (Link to this contribution)
Hateful extremism has no place in our society. Calls for jihad and for Muslim armies to rise up a...; Ed Davey | 738 c597 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I agree with him and the Leader of the Opposition t...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c597 (Link to this contribution)
Let me just say exactly what I have been trying to do over the past week: ensure that we can dipl...; Crispin Blunt | 738 c597 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend knows that I am one of the Members of this House who takes the most satisfac...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
It is difficult to tell Israel to have a ceasefire when it is still facing rocket fire on an almo...; Jess Phillips | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Nobody is arguing about whether Israel has a right to defend itself, but my constituents want to ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
As the hon. Lady well knows, there are established processes and mechanisms to take account of in...; Iain Duncan Smith | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
I commend my right hon. Friend for his recent attempts in the middle east and for his reminder th...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
We have already taken strong action, such as sanctioning more than 350 Iranian individuals and en...; Zarah Sultana | 738 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Indiscriminate bombing and obliterating entire neighbourhoods is a war crime. Collective punishme...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
As I have made very clear, we support the Palestinian people because they are victims of Hamas to...; Stephen Crabb | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for all the efforts that he and his team are making at this time. Duri...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for raising an excellent point. It is difficult to ascertain that in...; Lord McCabe | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. Given that Hizb ut-Tahrir is a fundamentalist organisat...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
As I have said, we do of course keep the list of proscribed organisations under review, but we do...; Michael Ellis | 738 c599 (Link to this contribution)
A group of 100 journalists from around the world have just been shown some indescribable raw foot...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c600 (Link to this contribution)
I saw much of the same footage myself on my visit to Israel last week and I can tell the House th...; Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay | 738 c600 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister said in his statement that this was a moment for moral clarity, and I agree wi...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c600 (Link to this contribution)
Last week, President Sisi himself commended the United Kingdom for our diplomatic efforts to ensu...; Nickie Aiken | 738 c600 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. My constituency has been the location for two major...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. There is no place on British streets for...; Ian Jnr Paisley | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement and for his calmness in the face of...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
I know that Kim’s family will be grateful to my hon. Friend for what he said, and I know that the...; Robert Courts | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
Hamas has not just abducted civilians but refused to release proof of life or lists, which is cle...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
One of the things we have been discussing with our regional partners, including the Qataris, is h...; Jeremy Corbyn | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
The killings on 7 October were appalling and have to be totally condemned, as everyone has today....; Rishi Sunak | 738 c601 (Link to this contribution)
Our regional and diplomatic engagement has focused extensively on how we can bring about a better...; Bob Blackman | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
Earlier this afternoon, the all-party parliamentary group for Israel, which I co-chair, heard fro...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I can tell my hon. Friend that is exactly what we are trying to do. We are also working with the ...; Diana Johnson | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I think we can all agree that there is no place on our streets for hateful extremism, so what doe...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
The Home Secretary met the police chiefs this morning and, of course, we continue in dialogue wit...; Mark Pritchard | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Prime Minister for his dignified strength and leadership in these challenging times. ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his excellent contribution. He is absolutely right. The Foreign ...; Rushanara Ali | 738 c603 (Link to this contribution)
Fourteen hundred Israelis have been killed by Hamas attacks, which I utterly condemn. Over 4,700 ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c603 (Link to this contribution)
The biggest risk on escalation comes from Iran and its destabilising behaviour. We have seen worr...; Matthew Offord | 738 c603 (Link to this contribution)
Events in Israel and Gaza have a direct influence upon my constituents. In May 2021, a convoy for...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c603 (Link to this contribution)
May I thank my hon. Friend for everything he does to champion particularly his Jewish constituent...; Hywel Williams | 738 cc603-4 (Link to this contribution)
In their joint policy statement, the Prime Minister, President Biden and other leaders said that ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
The UK is working hard to ensure that humanitarian aid gets to the people who need it, and fuel i...; Mark Logan | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today of an extra £20 million in humanitarian aid. La...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right that we need to redouble our efforts and inject fresh energy into demonst...; Kim Johnson | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
Prime Minister, you state in your statement that you stand with the people of Palestine and recog...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
This House stands united in saying that Israel has a right to defend itself. Then it should stand...; Anthony Mangnall | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
After the appalling protests this weekend, will the Prime Minister endorse the October declaratio...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend obviously speaks with experience on this issue. I assure him that the Development ...; Ben Bradshaw | 738 c604 (Link to this contribution)
I hope the Prime Minister is right in his belief that these recent traumas could give fresh impet...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
The Israeli Government are obviously best placed to speak for themselves, but they have a right t...; Theresa Villiers | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
Constituents of mine have been in touch to express how appalled they are at a report in The Times...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
The House and my right hon. Friend will understand that I cannot comment on any individual case, ...; John McDonnell | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
We stand on the edge of the land invasion of Gaza, which will put at risk both Palestinian lives ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
I can say to the right hon. Gentleman that we will not tolerate anti-Muslim hatred in any form an...; Alun Cairns | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend for his unstinting work in the region to bring about a posi...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c605 (Link to this contribution)
Qatar is an important ally to the UK. We have a wide-ranging bilateral relationship, and because ...; Brendan O'Hara | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
I was disappointed that nowhere in this statement did the word “ceasefire” appear. Of course, we ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
I refer the hon. Gentleman to what I said previously. Israel has the right to defend itself. It i...; Rehman Chishti | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
I very much welcome the Prime Minister’s work and leadership in engaging with the Arab world to t...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
One thing we must do collectively is re-energise progress towards a two-state solution. That has ...; 738 c606 (Link to this contribution); Roger Gale | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
Order. This session must end at 5 o’clock. Patently, I am afraid, not all Members will be called....; Stella Creasy | 738 c606 (Link to this contribution)
With reports that 50 dual citizens who are hostages may be released this evening, Walthamstow is ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c607 (Link to this contribution)
I say to the hon. Lady that I know that it will be a frightening time for British nationals in Ga...; Siobhan Baillie | 738 c607 (Link to this contribution)
The new army of online middle east experts, the unverified bots from nefarious sources and the ri...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c607 (Link to this contribution)
I reassure my hon. Friend, who raises an excellent point, that online offending is as serious as ...; Afzal Khan | 738 c607 (Link to this contribution)
The scale of violence that we have seen in Palestine and Israel over the past few weeks has been ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c607 (Link to this contribution)
We are working hard to make sure that we can provide the people of Palestine with a better future...; Nicola Richards | 738 c608 (Link to this contribution)
On Saturday, Hen Mazzig tweeted that a pro-Palestinian protestor carrying a black flag was “too s...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c608 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for all that she does to champion the Jewish community. I met most recentl...; Liam Byrne | 738 c608 (Link to this contribution)
Hamas’s crime was not just what was once called “the banality of evil”; it was the calculation of...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c608 (Link to this contribution)
Aid is already flowing into Gaza as a result of the diplomatic efforts of many, including the UK,...; Alexander Stafford | 738 c608 (Link to this contribution)
Two weeks ago, Hamas committed an unprecedented and heinous pogrom against Jewish people—men, wom...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
We have zero tolerance in the UK for antisemitism, and I thank my hon. Friend for everything that...; Caroline Lucas | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I was pleased to hear the Prime Minister talk of the need to get fuel into Gaza, but as the hon. ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
The Government of Israel will manage their behaviour in line with international law. Our job is t...; James Sunderland | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
During his visit to regional partners in the middle east last week, did the Prime Minister get an...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
It is important that this conflict does not escalate. That is why our Navy presence to stop illeg...; Christian Wakeford | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
This weekend I went to Whitefield shul and attended a vigil in Manchester for the hostages. The c...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I have been clear that there is zero tolerance for antisemitism or indeed anti-Muslim hatred in a...; David Simmonds | 738 c609 (Link to this contribution)
A great many constituents whose families found refuge here in the UK from the holocaust in Europe...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
It is important that people act in accordance with international law, that those procedures are f...; Richard Burgon | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
The horrific death toll of this crisis now includes 1,800 Palestinian children. More children wil...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
I think that is a mischaracterisation of some of what some of those countries have said. I spoke ...; Gareth Bacon | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the statesmanlike actions of my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Fo...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
Hateful extremism has no place in our society. Calls for jihad and Muslim armies to rise up are a...; Stephen Timms | 738 c610 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment in his statement to challenging actions that undermine ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
Our position on illegal settlements is of long standing and is in accordance with the UN Security...; Layla Moran | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
May I start by sincerely thanking Members who have shown me support over the last week? It has be...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
The Bill to which the hon. Lady refers delivers a manifesto commitment to ban public bodies from ...; Khalid Mahmood | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I have—not just now but for a very long time, since 2007—condemned Hamas for their action, which ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right to say that Hamas are using innocent Palestinian people as human shie...; Diane Abbott | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
The Prime Minister said earlier that aid is flowing into Gaza. May I draw his attention to the fa...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c611 (Link to this contribution)
I just gently point out to the right hon. Lady that aid is going in, but I have also said that it...; Andrew Western | 738 c612 (Link to this contribution)
We must all recognise the responsibility of global leaders to ensure the protection of innocent P...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Our overriding priority is to ensure that aid gets to those who need it, which is why we are not ...; Clive Efford | 738 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Clearly, Israel is not going to have a ceasefire while it is still under attack, and it has every...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c612 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. When it comes to the release of hostages, those conv...; Chris Stephens | 738 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Has the Prime Minister considered calling on Israel to allow patients in a critical condition in ...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c613 (Link to this contribution)
At this point, there are no people leaving Gaza the other way across the Rafah crossing. That inc...; Sam Tarry | 738 c613 (Link to this contribution)
The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has now called for a humanitarian ceasefire, alongside...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c613 (Link to this contribution)
Those hostages should be freed unconditionally—they should never have been taken in the first pla...; Florence Eshalomi | 738 cc613-4 (Link to this contribution)
I received an email from a constituent the day after the horrific terrorist attack in Israel. She...; Rishi Sunak | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
We are working on efforts to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza. The crossing is now open, aid i...; 738 c614 (Link to this contribution); Roger Gale | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I apologise to the House, but we are out of time. For those watching, I would like to plac...; Florence Eshalomi | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker.; Roger Gale | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
Is it connected to the statement?; Florence Eshalomi | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
It is, Mr Deputy Speaker.
Earlier this afternoon the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) men...; Roger Gale | 738 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is well aware that all hon. Members are responsible for their own words in this pla...
Subjects: Armed conflict Hospitals Humanitarian aid Prime Minister Israel Antisemitism Explosions Palestine Middle East Visits abroad Gaza Hamas
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Israel and Gaza

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