Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on holding an independent investigation into the use of live ammunition and killing of 16-year-old Dirar Riyad Lufti Al-Haj Saleh on 1 August 2022.

The UK has repeatedly made clear to Israel our longstanding concerns about the manner in which the Israel Defence Forces use lethal force, particularly in the policing of non-violent protests and the border areas. We will continue to do so. The UK supports an independent and transparent investigation which establishes the facts about the violence that occurred on 1 and 9 August 2022. The UK continues to monitor progress of ongoing investigations by the Israeli authorities.