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Israel Defense Forces: Training

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79983

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israel Defence Forces personnel have received training in the UK in each of the last five years.

Answered by Al Carns

Fewer than ten Israel Defence Forces (IDF) personnel have been trained on non-combat military academic courses in the UK each year since 2020. The exact number of IDF personnel is being withheld in order to protect personal information and to avoid prejudicing relations between the United Kingdom and other States.

The UK has a long history of providing assistance to other nations in the security and justice fields and continues to do so around the world. UK training courses promote British values, including human rights, democracy, and compliance with international humanitarian law.

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