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China hosts Palestinian factions as UNRWA funding restored

Posted 24 July, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Palestinian Territories
Palestinian factional leaders with Chinese Foreign Minister Palestinian factions – including Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah – have reached a deal on forming an interim government after the Gaza war ends. While the latest attempt at reconciliation between the warring factions may come to nothing – a series of much-trumpeted previous efforts have failed to…

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New Labour MPs hear testimony from Israeli hostage families

Posted 24 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Labour MPs with delegation of Israeli hostage families This afternoon, LFI hosted an event for a delegation of Israeli hostage family members in Parliament. More than 30 new MPs elected at the general election attended, where they heard harrowing stories of their relatives' kidnap and captivity. The event, chaired by LFI vice-chair Sharon Hodgson MP, was…

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Prime Minister sets out support for “safe and secure Israel” and hostage release

Posted 22 July, 2024 in Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer At today's statement on recent NATO and European Political Community meetings, the Prime Minister set out the government's support for a "safe and secure Israel", a two-state solution, and the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza. He also raised the "malign influence of Iran", including its nuclear…

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Foreign Secretary sets out support for Israel and Gaza’s future without Hamas

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary David Lammy At today’s statement on the situation in the Middle East, Foreign Secretary David Lammy set out the government's support for Israel's current position, as well as making a clear distinction between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He said: "There are those in this House who, like me, represent…

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Labour MPs push for hostage release at first statement since election

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, News, Peace process
Sharon Hodgson MP, John Slinger MP, Dan Tomlinson MP and Emily Darlington MP At today's statement from the Foreign Secretary on the situation in the Middle East, a number of Labour MPs asked questions of the government on issues including the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza, the UK's influence in the Arab world, and…

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Government announces funding for a reformed UNRWA

Posted 19 July, 2024 in Hamas, Incitement, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories
Foreign Secretary David Lammy Foreign Secretary David Lammy today confirmed that the government would restore funding to the UN Refugee and Works Agency, which operates extensively in Gaza and the West Bank, after the UK joined a number of countries in suspending contributions in January in response to allegations that UNRWA employees had taken part in…

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy makes first visit to Israel and the West Bank

Posted 16 July, 2024 in Analysis, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Foreign Secretary David Lammy meets with Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem Foreign secretary David Lammy has this week made his first visit to Israel and the West Bank following his appointment on 5 July. During the trip, the Foreign Secretary reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, including the…

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has first calls with Israeli and Palestinian leaders

Posted 7 July, 2024 in Analysis, Israel, Israel-Hamas 2023 conflict, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
Prime Minister Keir Starmer Newly-elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer has today spoken with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. In his call with Netanyahu, the Prime Minister "said he looked forward to further deepening the close relationship between the two countries". They went on to discuss the importance of…

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Israeli politicians welcome Labour election victory

Posted 5 July, 2024 in Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, News
Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum have sent their congratulations to Keir Starmer upon his election as prime minister following yesterday's general election. Israeli president Isaac Herzog, a former leader of Labour's Israeli sister party, was among the first world leaders to tweet his congratulations, saying "I look forward to working together with him…

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