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Gaza: Surveillance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established a process for the (a) assessment and (b) retention of evidence gathered by unarmed RAF surveillance flights over Gaza.

answeredMinistry of Defence

About this written question

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has established a process for the (a) assessment and (b) retention of evidence gathered by unarmed RAF surveillance flights over Gaza.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Our mandate is narrowly defined to focus on securing the release of the hostages only. We are unable comment further on detailed intelligence matters for operational security reasons.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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