At today’s Urgent Question on the situation in Gaza, South Derbyshire MP Samantha Niblett raised the recent executions by Hamas against Palestinians in Gaza.
She asked: “All Members have been appalled by the scenes that emerged from Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire, showing Hamas executing people in the streets as they seek to reassert control over the area. Does the Minister agree that such scenes simply reinforce that Hamas are nothing but terrorists and murderers, and that they must have nothing to do with the future governance of Palestine?”
To which the Middle East Minister replied: “I agree with my hon. Friend. The scenes we have seen, which the shadow Foreign Secretary referred to, are chilling. Hamas are terrorists and they can have no role. The work to remove and disarm them will not be easy, but it is the vital and necessary next step.”
You can read the full session here.
