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UK Government Faces Backlash Over Covert Gaza Surveillance

8/5/2025

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UK investigative journalism uncovers that the Starmer government is employing US military contract planes for covert surveillance over Gaza, attempting to distance itself from Israel's controversial actions. As calls for condemnation grow louder, the UK's collaboration persists, with RAF involvement in escort missions, while the Ministry of Defence remains silent on the matter.

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UK investigative journalism uncovers that the Starmer government is employing US military contract planes for covert surveillance over Gaza, attempting to distance itself from Israel's controversial actions. As calls for condemnation grow louder, the UK's collaboration persists, with RAF involvement in escort missions, while the Ministry of Defence remains silent on the matter.