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<p>We ask Israel to allow access into and out of Gaza and the West Bank, in accordance
with international humanitarian law, for humanitarian actors, reconstruction materials
and those, including Palestinians, travelling for medical purposes. The British Embassy
in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of this issue with the Israeli authorities.
We strongly condemn all forms of violence and incitement to violence directed towards
healthcare workers. The wounded and critically ill in Gaza and the West Bank should
be able to access the urgent medical care they need. The UK government welcomes any
effort to cooperate between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, including in the
healthcare sector. When the Foreign Secretary wrote to his Israeli counterpart Eli
Cohen on 10 May, he asked him to allow humanitarian access to Gaza following recent
Israeli airstrikes there.</p>
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