Middle East

Mr. Cameron
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department has taken following the shooting of a British subject carrying out humanitarian work in the Occupied Territories in Palestine on 10 April 2003; and if he will make a statement. [109825]

Mr. Mike O'Brien
I raised Mr Hurndall's case with the Israeli Ambassador on 19 April 2003. The Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office also raised it with his Israeli counterpart on 24 April 2003. Our embassy in Tel Aviv is in frequent contact with the Israeli authorities over this case. We are doing all we can to help the Hurndall family.

Richard Burden
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he is making to the Israeli Government over the shooting of Mr.Tom Hurndall by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. [110045]----------------------------------------------------------
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Mr. Mike O'Brien
I spoke to the Israeli Ambassador on 19 April 2003 to raise our concerns about the shooting of Mr Hurndall. I asked for a full explanation of this incident following the outcome of the Israeli investigation and detailed the Hurndall family's concerns. The Permanent-Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonnwealth Office raised it with his Israeli counterpart on 24 April 2003. We are also making representations to the Israeli authorities through our embassy in Tel Aviv.