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Concerning the use of a Palestinian child as a human shield by the Israeli military in Gaza during ‘Operation Protective Edge’

Date

22nd October 2014

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Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Foreign Secretary

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22nd October 2014

Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Foreign Secretary

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