Robin Walker MP today made the following intervention in Parliament, calling on the government to double down on its push for a humanitarian pause and humanitarian access to Gaza:
“On children, I welcome both statements made from the Front Benches: my right hon. Friend the Minister is right to focus on every civilian life that has been lost in this conflict, and the hon. Member for Wigan was right to highlight the importance of children in this. I remind the House that the full wording of the Balfour declaration included:
“it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine”.
“Children’s rights should be at the heart of that, so may I urge my right hon. Friend to double down on the push for humanitarian pauses and for humanitarian access, to make sure that we can protect children’s rights to life and to education?”
For the broader context of the debate please see the Hansard record from today’s debate here:
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Situati - Hansard - UK Parliament
