The Government's and the European Union's concern at many of the operations conducted by the Israeli Defence Forces in the Occupied Territories has been brought to the attention of the Israeli authorities on many occasions. The incident to which the Deputy refers, which is one of many such incidents, has not been specifically raised with the Israeli authorities, but they are well aware of the position of the EU and the wider international community, in particular as set out in the Quartet statement of 4 May which emphasised that the Israeli Government should refrain from attacks on civilians and demolition of Palestinian homes and property, as a punitive measure or to facilitate Israeli construction.