Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 12447

Gaza: Surveillance

Tabled: 4 November 2024
Answered: 11 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National PartyArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established a process for the (a) assessment and (b) retention of evidence gathered by unarmed RAF surveillance flights over Gaza.

Answer

Luke Pollard
Our mandate is narrowly defined to focus on securing the release of the hostages only. We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.