The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Foreign Affairs Committee
Closed
Inquiry
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
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Report published
28 Oct
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25 Jul
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Report published
22 Jul
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16 Jun
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Oral evidence
16 Jun
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
13 May
2025
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Oral evidence
13 May
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
22 Apr
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Oral evidence
22 Apr
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Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
11 Mar
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Oral evidence
11 Mar
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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
Reports 1 report · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Report - Israel-Palestine conflict | HC 488 | 25 Jul 2025 | 25 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
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Conclusion
Rejected
1st Report - Israel-Palestine conf…
Ensure international criminal courts gather information for post-conflict accountability and peacebuilding.
Accountability through international criminal courts will be fundamental to peacebuilding and the future after this conflict has ended. The courts must be involved in information gathering so that, whenever this conflict ends, decisions can be made. (Conclusion, Paragraph 122)
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Government Response
The government partially agrees on the importance of accountability through international courts, noting its past actions like participating in the ICJ and calling for independent investigations. However, it rejects applying the Ukraine atrocity crimes advisory model to Gaza due to a lack of state partner and access challenges.
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Conclusion
Rejected
1st Report - Israel-Palestine conf…
Offer UK support and expertise to establish a Gaza project recording conflict evidence.
In April 2025, members of the Foreign Affairs Committee visited Ukraine, where they saw the work of the Global Rights Alliance collecting evidence of acts during the conflict for potential future legal processes. This is supported by the UK Government …
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Government Response
The government partially agreed but rejected the recommendation to set up a similar evidence-gathering project in Gaza, stating the model used in Ukraine would not work due to the lack of a state partner or structures on the ground and access challenges.
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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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