– UK Has Joined US In Expanding Its Spy Drone Flights Over Gaza:
Previously we featured analysis pointing out that the West risks falling into an ‘escalation trap’ in Gaza and the region. Certainly the Israeli army (IDF) finds itself in a quagmire to some extent in Gaza, given the extreme difficulty of grueling urban combat.
It’s already been long known that the US has sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to collect intelligence over Gaza, as part of assistance to the IDF and Mossad. These flights have reportedly increased as Washington has gotten more involved in an advisory capacity. But fresh investigative reporting from Declassified UK shows that Britain’s role has expanded as well.
“The UK military has flown 50 surveillance missions over Gaza since December, it can be revealed,” Declassified UK writes. “The flights have taken off from Britain’s controversial air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, and averaged around one a day since the beginning of December.”
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