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Gaza: Médecins Sans Frontières and UNRWA

Asked by Gareth ThomasLabour (Co-op)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 104614

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she will hold discussions with her Israeli counterpart on allowing (a) Medicines Sans Frontiers and (b) UNWRA to continue to provide aid in Gaza.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

I refer the Hon Member to the statement to the House I made on 5 January, and to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and several of her counterparts on 30 December, available on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jointstatementon-the-gaza-humanitarian-response

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