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Gaza: Surveillance

Asked by Brian LeishmanLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 57027

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process his Department has for (a) storing and (b) otherwise retaining surveillance footage taken by Royal Air Force planes over Gaza since December 2023.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence has policies and protocols which provide direction for the storage and retention of operational intelligence. I am unable to comment further due to operational security.

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