Gaza: Surveillance
Commons · Question 56819 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surveillance flights the Royal Air Force has made over Gaza since (a) 7 October 2023, (b) 5 July 2023 and (c) 2 September 2023.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 10 Jun 2025
Since December 2023 the Ministry of Defence has conducted unarmed surveillance flights within the airspace over Israel and Gaza, solely for the purpose of locating hostages. I am unable to comment further on detailed intelligence matters.