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<p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend
the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), emphasised the importance of
calming the current tensions when he spoke to President Abbas on 9 October. On 26
October, our Consul General in Jerusalem raised our concerns with Prime Minister and
Minister for Interior, Rami Hamdallah.</p><p>Since the start of the current violence
we have spoken regularly to both the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government
on the need to de-escalate tensions, avoid any words or actions that could incite
further violence, and maintain the status quo at the holy site of Haram al-Sharif/Temple
Mount.</p>
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