My right hon. Friend has rightly talked about the seriousness of the issue. Our focus must urgently be on those who are living in Israel and Palestine and those who are suffering tremendously. It is important to acknowledge the worsening of the humanitarian situation. Two million people are trapped in the Gaza strip, half of them children. In 2012, the UN said that Gaza would be unliveable by 2020. Many experts say that 2020 is already here. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is important that we focus on those real issues and that we move the debate forward in a productive way today?
Israel and Palestinian Talks
Proceeding contribution from
Seema Malhotra
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 July 2017.
It occurred during Debate on Israel and Palestinian Talks.
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