tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications in Israel 2026-05-20T11:00:23+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/79th-world-health-assembly-uk-statement-for-explanation-of-vote 2026-05-20T11:00:23+01:00 79th World Health Assembly: UK Statement for Explanation of Vote UK Statement for the Explanation of Vote on Lebanon. Delivered at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-israel-lebanon-ceasefire 2026-04-17T12:19:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary statement on the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire Foreign Secretary statement welcoming the announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-uk-aid-for-displaced-people-in-lebanon-as-minister-visits-beirut 2026-04-16T13:37:00+01:00 New UK Aid for displaced people in Lebanon as Minister visits Beirut Minister for the Middle East in Lebanon on first visit since regional escalation and pledges new humanitarian funding tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-ceasefire-in-the-middle-east-8-april 2026-04-08T12:21:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary's statement: ceasefire in the Middle East, 8 April 2026 A statement from the Foreign Secretary on the ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-lebanon 2026-04-01T08:58:56+01:00 Lebanon: foreign ministers' joint statement, 31 March 2026 Statement on Lebanon by the foreign ministers of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK and the High Representative of the European Union. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/un-human-rights-council-61-eov-for-item-7 2026-03-31T12:56:03+01:00 UN Human Rights Council 61: EoV for Item 7 UK Explanation of Vote for Item 7. Delivered by UK Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-israels-death-penalty-bill-29-march-2026 2026-03-29T19:30:00+01:00 Joint statement on Israel's Death Penalty Bill: 29 March 2026 Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom on Israel's Death Penalty Bill. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-middle-east-conflict-17-march 2026-03-17T14:35:00+00:00 Foreign Secretary statement on the Middle East conflict: 17 March The Foreign Secretary made a statement to Parliament on the conflict in the Middle East. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-office-travel-advice-updates 2026-03-05T19:12:12+00:00 Foreign Office travel advice updates Latest travel information for British nationals affected by the situation in the Middle East. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-remarks-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-5-march-2026 2026-03-05T15:35:00+00:00 PM remarks on the situation in the Middle East: 5 March 2026 The Prime Minister's remarks at a press conference on the situation in the Middle East. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/prime-ministers-oral-statement-on-iran-2-march-2026 2026-03-02T17:21:00+00:00 Prime Minister's Oral Statement on Iran: 2 March 2026 Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Oral Statement to the House of Commons on Iran. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/un-human-rights-council-61-uk-statement-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territories 2026-03-02T13:54:12+00:00 UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Statement not delivered due to time constraints. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/un-human-rights-council-61-uk-statement-for-the-item-2-general-debate 2026-03-02T13:06:00+00:00 UN Human Rights Council 61: UK Statement for the Item 2 General Debate UK Statement for the Item 2 General Debate. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-iran-1-march-2026 2026-03-01T21:29:00+00:00 PM statement on Iran: 1 March 2026 Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement on Iran. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/we-will-try-to-defend-human-dignity-wherever-it-is-threatened-statement-by-uk-minister-for-human-rights 2026-02-25T15:41:43+00:00 We will try to defend human dignity wherever it is threatened: statement by UK Minister for Human Rights Statement by Chris Elmore MP, Minister for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean, at the UN Human Rights Council High-Level Week. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/fcdo-statement-on-expansion-of-israeli-control-over-the-west-bank 2026-02-09T20:53:00+00:00 FCDO Statement on expansion of Israeli control over the West Bank An FCDO statement on the Israeli Security Cabinet's decision to expand Israeli control over the West Bank. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/the-uk-remains-committed-to-supporting-implementation-of-resolution-2803-and-forging-a-peaceful-future-for-israelis-and-palestinians-uk-statement-at 2026-01-28T16:53:48+00:00 The UK remains committed to supporting implementation of Resolution 2803 and forging a peaceful future for Israelis and Palestinians: UK statement at the UN Security Council Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/demolition-of-unrwa-headquarters-in-east-jerusalem-joint-statement 2026-01-28T16:00:00+00:00 Demolition of UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem: joint statement Joint statement by the foreign ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK on demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/holocaust-memorial-day-2026-foreign-secretary-speech 2026-01-26T12:35:00+00:00 Holocaust Memorial Day 2026: Foreign Secretary's speech Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper gave a speech at the FCDO's Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration, co-hosted with the Embassy of Israel, on 26 January 2026. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-palestinian-national-committee-for-the-administration-of-gaza 2026-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 Foreign Secretary statement on the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza Foreign Secretary statement on the commitment to move to Phase 2 of the Peace Plan and the announcement of the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza