Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:54 pm on 5 February 2026.

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Photo of Hamish Falconer Hamish Falconer Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) 4:54, 5 February 2026

I would. From my own Constituency, there are two privates—Private William Jordan and Private Wilfred Ogden—both in that cemetery who have now had their graves defaced.

Question put and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this House
has considered the obligation to assess the risk of genocide under international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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