Written questions

Lebanon: Surveillance

Commons · Question 7734 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military (a) drone and (b) surveillance flights were conducted over Lebanese territory on the days of reported airstrikes in the past months; and if he will publish details of UK surveillance flights c

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 16 Jun 2026

The UK is not involved in Israeli actions in Lebanon and continues to call for a cessation to hostilities. It is the Government’s longstanding position to not comment on intelligence operations and sharing arrangements to protect operational security.