Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps the Government has taken to facilitate supplies of fuel to Gaza.

We are deeply concerned about the fuel shortages in Gaza. Fuel is necessary to allow humanitarian organisations to deliver assistance, power hospitals and operate desalinisation plants. The Government of Israel must allow sufficient aid and fuel into Gaza to meet the needs of civilians. We understand that some 282,000 litres of fuel have entered Gaza from the Rafah crossing in Egypt since the 15th of November, but significantly more is needed. The UK continues to press our Israeli counterparts to adhere to International Humanitarian Law and allow sustained humanitarian access.