Israel
House of Lords
Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel concerning their alleged use of live fire in recent military exercises in Al Aqaba village in the Jordan valley.
Lord Howell of Guildford (Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Conservative)
We understand there was an Israeli Defence Force exercise in Al Aqaba in June, during which live fire was reportedly used. We have not raised this specific incident with the Israeli authorities.
More broadly, we remain concerned by social and economic developments in Area C of the West Bank. The European Union has formally demarched Israel to outline our shared concern at worrying developments in Area C. These developments were a major theme of the meeting of European Foreign Ministers on
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David Lewis
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