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Israel: Military Intelligence

Asked by Rachael MaskellLabour (Co-op)Ministry of DefenceTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 57645

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has withheld any Royal Air Force surveillance information from the Israeli government in the last two years.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Since early December 2023, the Ministry of Defence have conducted unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza for the sole purpose of locating hostages. Only information related to hostage rescue can be passed to the relevant authority, and is only passed if we are satisfied it will be used in accordance with international humanitarian law.

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