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Britain could share information gathered as part of the International Criminal Court's war crimes investigation into Gaza

Surveillance footage taken by the UK over Gaza to allegedly gather information about Israeli prisoners could be made available to the ICC in its investigation into war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference at the British Embassy in Berlin on Friday, October 18, 2024.AP)

The UK would consider providing the International Criminal Court (ICC) with intelligence material from its spy flights over the Gaza Strip upon request BBC recently reported.

A May report from Great Britain released revealed that the United Kingdom has conducted hundreds of surveillance flights over Gaza through its Cypriot base, RAF Akrotiri, collecting over 1,000 hours of surveillance footage over Gaza, indicating significant surveillance efforts by British forces in the region.

Originally presented as support for ongoing rescue operations of Israeli prisoners, the frequency and timing of these flights have raised suspicions of involvement in military action, it says Great Britain released.

Although the UK denied involvement in any aggression in Gaza, there was speculation that the surveillance went beyond rescue operations to include broader intelligence purposes in the ongoing war on Gaza.

The report also discussed a significant incident in which a British spy plane was airborne during an Israeli attack on aid workers in Gaza, resulting in the tragic deaths of three British citizens.

The ICC is currently investigating war crimes in the Gaza Strip, which prompted the British Ministry of Defense to express its willingness to provide the court with information about the investigation upon request.

“Consistent with our international obligations, we would consider any formal request from the International Criminal Court to provide information related to war crimes investigations,” the defense ministry said.

The British Labor government previously announced that, unlike its conservative predecessor, it would not obstruct the issuance of arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.

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