CYPRIOT communist party Akel called today on the island’s government to come clean over the use of British RAF bases on its territory to supply Israel’s bloody Gaza war.

The party, which is the main opposition party in the Republic of Cyprus, noted that the British government is refusing to answer questions from MPs on the use of RAF Akrotiri by the US Air Force. British site Declassified says the airfield has facilitated more than 30 military transport flights to Tel Aviv since the beginning of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

“There are increasing press reports that British and American aircraft are using British bases on our island to send arms to Israel, which has been committing ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people on the Gaza Strip for two months now,” the party said.