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Starmer's government has ordered 100 spy flights over Gaza to aid Israel, investigation reveals
Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on the situation in the Middle East from 10 Downing Street, London, October 1, 2024

THE Labour government has ordered 100 spy flights over Gaza to aid Israeli intelligence, an investigation by Declassified UK revealed today.

The intelligence-gathering flights began in December under the previous government.

Eleven flights took place in Labour’s first week in power, and during Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s first full month in office in August, the Royal Air Force (RAF) flew 42 flights over Gaza.

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