To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft have been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to support (a) Israel and (b) wider regional security.
Answered on
13 November 2023
A total of 12 aircraft have deployed to the eastern Mediterranean. These flights have provided surveillance support to Israel, including preventing the transfer of weapons to terrorist groups, and to wider regional security. They have also delivered humanitarian aid into Egypt.
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Ministry of Defence
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