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<p>The UK keeps adherence to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) under constant review.
The Ministry of Defence monitors alleged IHL violations, using available information,
which in turn informs our overall assessment of IHL compliance in Yemen. We consider
a range of information from government sources, foreign governments, the media and
international non-governmental organisations. The UK government has regularly raised
with the Saudi Government the need to comply with IHL in Yemen and we continue to
engage with them on this. I raised the issue of compliance with IHL during my October
visit to Saudi Arabia. We have also raised our concerns with the Houthis on the importance
of compliance with IHL. It is important that open and transparent investigations are
conducted into all incidents where it is alleged that IHL has been breached. We welcome
the public announcement by Saudi Arabia to establish a fact finding committee into
the alleged airstrike on MSF mobile clinic in Taiz on 2 December.</p>
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