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Israel: Surveillance

Asked by Jeremy CorbynYour PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 October 2024UIN 5253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of Israel's use of surveillance data provided by the UK on the UK's role in ensuring adherence to international law.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed solely to support hostage rescue. Only information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant Israeli authorities responsible for hostage rescue.

We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.

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