PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tripoli: Hospitals (20 April 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of continued shelling of the Al-Khadra Hospital in Tripoli by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
The UK is deeply concerned at reports that shells fired by forces opposed to the Government of National Accord landed on Al-Khadra hospital on 7 April. Intentional shelling of a hospital would constitute a clear violation of International Humanitarian Law. We continue to urge all parties, including General Haftar, to de-escalate, commit to a ceasefire and return to UN-led political talks. Libya remains vulnerable to a significant coronavirus outbreak. Fighting must stop to allow Libyan health authorities and aid agencies to respond to the pandemic.
Answered by:
Sir James Cleverly (Conservative)
27 April 2020
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