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RAF's 500 Gaza Missions Spark War Crime Concerns

7/8/2025

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Since December 2023, the RAF has flown more than 500 surveillance missions over Gaza, claiming to search for hostages. Critics warn this involvement could entangle the UK in war crimes. Meanwhile, mainstream media's silence on these flights stirs fears of complicity in Israel's military operations and raises serious ethical questions about intelligence sharing.

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Since December 2023, the RAF has flown more than 500 surveillance missions over Gaza, claiming to search for hostages. Critics warn this involvement could entangle the UK in war crimes. Meanwhile, mainstream media's silence on these flights stirs fears of complicity in Israel's military operations and raises serious ethical questions about intelligence sharing.