The Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Foreign Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 25 Nov 2024 Closed: 30 Oct 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry asks how the UK and its allies can help to achieve a ceasefire and lasting end to the war in Gaza and Lebanon.
10 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
8 Oral sessions
5 Letters
8 Events
Activity timeline 23 events
30 Oct
2025
Report published
28 Oct
2025
Correspondence
25 Jul
2025
Report published
22 Jul
2025
Correspondence
16 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
16 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
13 May
2025
Oral evidence
13 May
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
22 Apr
2025
Oral evidence
22 Apr
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
11 Mar
2025
Oral evidence
11 Mar
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
16 Jun 2025
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Anna Halford · Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan · Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Rohan Talbot · Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) Shaina Low · Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
13 May 2025
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His Excellency Mr Rami Mortada · Embassy of Lebanon in the United Kingdom
22 Apr 2025
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Jonathan Sacerdoti Natasha Hausdorff · UK Lawyers for Israel Shelly Tal Meron · Israeli Knesset
11 Mar 2025
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Mr Hamish Falconer MP · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Stephen Hickey · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
27 Jan 2025
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Alon-Lee Green · Standing Together Amnon Be’eri Sulitzeanu · The Abraham Initiatives Bassam Aramin · Parents Circle Families Forum John Lyndon · Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) Robi Damelin · Parents Circle Families Forum Rula Daood · Standing Together Shahira Shalaby · The Abraham Initiatives
12 Dec 2024
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Claire Clement · British Red Cross Professor Marco Sassoli · University of Geneva
10 Dec 2024
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Adam Rose · Mishcon de Reya Adam Wagner · Doughty Street Chambers Colonel (Retired) Miri Eisin · International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Dr Gershon Baskin · Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI) Dr Sharone Lifschitz Dr Victor Kattan · The University of Nottingham H.E. Dr Husam Zomlot · Palestine Mission to the United Kingdom Samer Sinijlawi · Jerusalem Development Fund
3 Dec 2024
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Middle East: Britain’s role in a sustainable peace
Rt Hon Alistair Burt · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Israel-Palestine conflict HC 488 25 Jul 2025 25 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
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Replace Gaza Humanitarian Foundation system with a UN-led humanitarian aid system.
The situation in Gaza and the West Bank is intolerable. Ministers and diplomats should exert every effort to reach an immediate end to the fighting, population displacement and restrictions on supplies of essentials. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) system has … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees to redouble efforts for a ceasefire, outlining ongoing diplomatic work but not committing to specific new actions. The recommendation to replace the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation system with a UN-led system is not explicitly addressed.
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4 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Agree and publish arbitrary detention definition, establish Envoy with clear objectives.
The Government should agree and publish a definition of arbitrary detention. In response to this report, the Foreign Secretary must outline his plans and set a firm timeline to establish an Envoy for Arbitrary Detention, which he has already promised … Read more
Government Response
The government partially agrees, committing to establishing an Envoy for complex detention cases and stating they are working at pace on the appointment, but does not provide a firm timeline or objectives. It disagrees with agreeing and publishing a definition of arbitrary detention, citing no single internationally agreed definition.
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14 Conclusion Acknowledged
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UK is well-placed to deploy its convening power for Middle East peace processes.
While the UK is no longer a dominant power in the Middle East, it does enjoy the respect of most countries in the region. Consequently, it is well placed to deploy its convening power to bring together conflicting and diverse … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees, supporting regional normalisation and encouraging countries with normalised relations to participate in peace efforts. It states the UK supports broader efforts towards a two-state solution.
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15 Recommendation Acknowledged
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Encourage other countries to normalise relations for a two-state solution peace process.
The Government should encourage other countries to normalise relations in order to participate in a peace process for a two-state solution. (Recommendation, Paragraph 84)
Government Response
The government agrees, supporting normalisation and encouraging countries with normalised relations to participate in peace efforts. It states the UK supports broader efforts towards a two-state solution.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 10 classified
Accepted 14
Acknowledged 4
Deferred 5
Rejected 2
Total 10 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
28 Oct 2025 Correspondence from the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Turkey relating to the recognition of Palestine, dated 15.10.25
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22 Jul 2025 Correspondence from UNRWA regarding the situation in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, dated 17.07.25
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14 Jan 2025 Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to hostages held by Hamas, dated 08/01/2025 and 13/12/2024
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14 Jan 2025 Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, dated 08/01/2025 and 18/12/2024
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14 Jan 2025 Correspondence from UNRWA relating to Israel-Palestine, dated 06/01/2025
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