Committees

Humanitarian situation in Gaza

Inquiry

Report and Government response published

Since the Hamas terrorist atrocities of 7 October 2023, the International Development Committee has held three urgent evidence hearings in Parliament, and Members of the Committee recently returned from the aid logistics centre and hospital at Al-Arish in North Sinai where some badly injured Palestinian civilians have been evacuated for care.

But the vast majority of the population of Gaza, including those working for international aid agencies, have been unable to leave.

Those providing aid – professionals who have seen much suffering in war and disasters around the world – have testified there are not words left to describe what is happening to civilians in Gaza. These passionate, normally eloquent people are left speechless and say they feel powerless after what they have witnessed: not least the speed, the intensity and the fact that the situation is so obviously 100 per cent man-made.

Read the Report and Government response: Humanitarian situation in Gaza

 

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Past events

Tuesday 27 February 2024
2:30pm Public
Humanitarian situation in Gaza - Oral evidence 27 February 2024
2:30pm
  • Dr Richard Brennan (Regional Emergency Director for Eastern Mediterranean Region at World Health Organisation (WHO))
  • Matthew Hollingworth (Country Director Palestine at World Food Programme)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 9 January 2024
2:30pm Public
Humanitarian situation in Gaza - Oral evidence 9 January 2024
2:30pm
  • Dr Ghada Al Jadba (Chief of Health in Gaza at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA))
  • Rohan Talbot (Director of Advocacy and Campaigns at Medical Aid for Palestinians)
  • Nebal Farsakh (Spokesperson at Palestinian Red Crescent Society)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 14 November 2023
2:30pm Public
Humanitarian situation in Gaza - Oral evidence 14 November 2023
2:30pm
  • Sam Rose (Director of Planning at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA))
  • Shaina Low (Advisor at Norwegian Refugee Council)
3:15pm
  • Yasmine Ahmed (UK Director at Human Rights Watch)
  • Melanie Ward (Chief Executive at Medical Aid for Palestinians)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 1223/3285 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 4984 (media enquiries)
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA