Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 6280

Gaza: Air Force

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Imran Hussain

LabourBradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information from Israeli sources has been used to inform the operation of surveillance flights conducted by the RAF over Gaza since 1 December 2023.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The unarmed UK surveillance aircraft are employed for the sole purpose of increasing our chances of locating the hostages. We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.