Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Middle East conflict

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:47): I move, by leave:

That this house:

(1) notes it has been 675 days since the gruesome 7 October 2023 attacks conducted by Hamas against the people of Israel;

(2) further notes that according to the Associated Press up to 50 hostages still remain in Gaza, held by Hamas, of whom Israel believes 27 are dead;

(3) calls on Hamas to immediately release all remaining surviving hostages and return the bodies of those hostages who have been killed;

(4) insists that the recognition of a Palestinian state should not involve Hamas in a role or position of authority and should under no circumstances proceed until all hostages are returned until the Palestinian Authority is thoroughly reformed and demonstrates it is prepared to accept a Palestinian state living in peace alongside Israel and until it is guaranteed a Palestinian state will pose no threat to Israel’s security; and

(5) insists that the recognition of a Palestinian state should only come at the end of a successful peace negotiations process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Leave refused.