The British government faces renewed scrutiny over the nature of its military cooperation with Israel after it emerged that it is spending taxpayers’ money to hire American contractors for surveillance flights over Gaza.
It was revealed last week that aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) have conducted hundreds of surveillance flights over Gaza throughout Israel’s war on the besieged enclave.
Middle East Eye asked the Ministry of Defence (MoD) under the Freedom of Information Act whether it holds video footage taken by RAF planes of two Israeli attacks in Gaza on British citizens or volunteers working for British charities.
The MoD refused to disclose the information, citing national security and defence exemptions.
One of the Israeli strikes MEE asked about killed eight volunteers working for the UK charity Al-Khair Foundation in March as they were setting up tents for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahia.
The MoD has previously confirmed it holds information gathered by spy planes on Israeli attacks, and has been widely criticised for not disclosing it.
Yes they should be read with a critical eye, much like any news outlet. Daily reminder KSA kidnapped, drew and quartered a resident US reporter alive, with the full foreknowledge and blessing of the USA. So what exactly is your purpose in telling us what we already know?
To add to your reminder, they almost certainly used Israeli hacking technology, licensed and approved by the Israeli government as an arms export. Specifically the NSO’s Pegasus toolkit. Jamal Khashoggi’s devices were never recovered, but his wife’s, his lawyer’s, and several of his friends’ devices were examined and found to have been infected.
Yes, I forgot about that, thanks for reminding me. Everyone should drop any defcom that has anything to do with this illegal “state” and realize nothing Israel does is in anyone’s best interest. The tail is quickly becoming the dog.