Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that sufficient medical supplies and surgical equipment are sent to Gaza to cope with the escalating number of casualties there, and that there are sufficient fuel supplies to work generators.

We are in close contact with UN and non-governmental agencies working in Gaza to make sure that priority needs are being addressed by the humanitarian community. UK aid is enabling UNRWA to continue providing basic health services and distribute fuel to ensure emergency water and sewage infrastructure can continue to function. Our support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping medical supplies enter Gaza and providing surgical kits and blood for hospitals, as well as funding the repair of damaged water infrastructure. Our support to the UN Access Coordination Unit is also helping get essential supplies into Gaza, and to get the most urgent medical cases out of Gaza for treatment.