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'Settlements Bring Security' conference in Jerusalem: FCDO statement

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office gave a statement about the 'Settlements Bring Security' conference organised in Jerusalem on 28 January 2024.

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

A statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO):

The UK is alarmed by the conference in Jerusalem calling for the resettlement of Gaza, and that Israeli ministers participated. 

The UK’s position is clear: Gaza is occupied Palestinian territory and will be part of the future Palestinian state. 

Settlements are illegal. No Palestinian should be threatened with forcible displacement or relocation.

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Published 30 January 2024