UK Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, travelled to the Gaza Strip on Thursday 13th June, to complete his trip to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a press release.
Minister Burt first visited an agricultural area north of Beit Lahia to see for himself the impact of movement and access restrictions on the livelihoods of Gazan farmers living in the buffer zone adjacent to the border with Israel. He was briefed by the UK-supported Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) about the legal services it provides to these communities to help them protect their rights to housing, land and property.
Minister Burt also met Palestinian businessmen, with whom he discussed the political and economic climate in Gaza, including the impact of the ongoing divide between the West Bank and Gaza and the severe impact of movement and access restrictions on the Gazan economy. more
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