Question follow-through · 5836
Israel: Air Force
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli Air Force operated aircraft have (a) landed and (b) taken off from British territory since 5 July 2024.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli Air Force operated aircraft have (a) landed and (b) taken off from British territory since 5 July 2024.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence will neither confirm, deny, nor comment on any foreign nations' military aircraft movement or operations within UK airspace or UK overseas bases.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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