Written questions

Gaza: Air Force

Commons · Question 6280 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Imran Hussain

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

Answered by Luke Pollard, 14 Oct 2024

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.