Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:00pm on 12 Oct 2023,Thursday International
The UK will deploy surveillance aircraft and two Royal Navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, No 10 said. The aircraft will track regional threats like arms transfers from tomorrow. The military package includes helicopters, planes, marines. PM Sunak said it will prevent escalation. British forces will deliver practical support to Israel, offer deterrence and assurance. A Navy task group will provide humanitarian aid next week. Sunak said the UK must ensure the Israel "horror" is not repeated after Hamas killed 1300+ Israelis and took 150+ hostages. Over 1300 have died in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes.
