Thank you for sharing the recent report by Human Rights Watch regarding Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs).
I appreciate your concern for this issue, and I know that Ministers are aware of the points raised by this report.
The UK repeatedly calls on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and is in close dialogue with Israel on regarding various issues relating to the occupation. Also, the UK regularly makes clear to the Israeli Government, for instance, our opposition to settlement expansion in the OPTs which causes unnecessary suffering to Palestinians, undermines the viability of the two-state solution, and, in most cases, are contrary to International Law.
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