Grant Shapps sent 200 spy flights over Gaza, hides footage from ICC | Matt Kennard investigates
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- British spy planes have recorded up to 1,000 hours of footage over Gaza, including from the day Israel assassinated three UK aid workers, Matt Kennard has found.
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) has flown 200 surveillance flights over Gaza since December, it can be revealed.
The UK government refused to give any details about the flights which began on December 3 but Declassified has independently constructed a timeline.
The extraordinary number of missions over the past five months works out at well over a flight per day and continues as Israel invades the supposedly “safe” southern city of Rafah.
March saw the highest number of British spy flights over Gaza with 44 missions.
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The new information comes amid speculation that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers. British officials could also face prosecution for complicity in war crimes, including defence secretary Grant Shapps.
All the British spy flights have taken off from RAF Akrotiri, the UK’s sprawling air base on Cyprus, and have been in the air for around six hours.
Gaza sits around 30 minutes flight time from the base so it is likely the RAF has gathered around 1,000 hours of surveillance footage over Gaza.
Assassination
A British spy flight was in the air on Monday April 1 when three Britons were killed in an Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza.
John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were among seven World Central Kitchen workers killed in the targeted assassination.
On that Monday, a UK spy plane departed Akrotiri at 5pm local time and arrived back at the base at 10:49pm. The Israeli airstrikes are believed to have taken place soon after 10.30pm.
Israel has not released its full footage from the incident.
A UK spy plane has also landed in Israel. On February 13, a British Shadow R1 plane flew from Akrotiri to Beersheba, Israel, arriving at 12.15pm local time. It stayed for two hours before flying back to the UK base on Cyprus.
The purpose of the visit is unclear, but Beersheba, an Israeli city in the Negev desert, is home to the Israeli Air Force’s Nevatim base. This base has been the central node the US has used to deliver bombs and other weapons to Israel for its attack on Gaza.
Intelligence
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 2 December that it would begin surveillance flights over Gaza “in support of the ongoing hostage rescue activity”.
“The safety of British nationals is our utmost priority,” the department said. “Surveillance aircraft will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked solely to locate hostages”.
It added: “Only information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant authorities responsible for hostage rescue.”
In a debate shortly after this announcement, Shapps was asked by five different MPs whether he would share footage from the flights with the ICC, if it showed evidence of war crimes.
Each time he gave an evasive answer. Last week, when asked again by another MP, the MoD appeared to deny that any footage had been shared with the court. It also refused to comment on whether the aircraft had filmed mass graves being built at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.
Defence minister Leo Docherty would only say: “The unarmed UK reconnaissance aircraft are employed solely for the purpose of locating the remaining hostages.”
The plane
Foreign secretary David Cameron confirmed in January that Hamas holds just two British nationals among its remaining 132 hostages.
They are understood to be Nadav Popplewell and another unnamed individual. Their families have urged Israel to reach a deal with Hamas to secure their release.
This week Hamas agreed to a ceasefire that would have seen hostages freed, but Benjamin Netanyahu refused to back the deal.
The Shadow R1 is known as an intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) aircraft.
It is operated by the UK military’s No.14 Squadron, which is based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, eastern England.
The UK military recently awarded a £110m contract to the plane’s manufacturer, US weapons company Raytheon, to update the aircraft and increase the British fleet from six to eight.
British R1 planes flying over Gaza have also made frequent trips to Italy for reasons that remain unclear.
But the extraordinary number of flights, and the fact that they started nearly two months after the hostages were taken, raises suspicions that the UK is not collecting intelligence solely for this purpose.
Israeli forces are also on the ground in Gaza, and notoriously have wide-ranging surveillance capabilities in the territory. It is unclear what Britain’s R1s can add to the hostage rescue mission.
Are the British tax payers being charged for the cost of these flights for Israel's benefit.
Obviously.
Yes
The British taxpayers always lose out.
Yes obviously 😢
It's a good thing I don't earn enough to pay any tax in that case.
“When exposing a war crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.”
― Edward Snowden
That's the truth!
Totally agree.
Anti Zionism is not anti Semitic.
Ashkinazi Jews are not even semitic, and the Muslims in the middle east never had issues with Mizrahi or Savardem Jews that lived in the region for ages , all got along. Until the Ashkinazi arrived
Who gives a F**. One spawned the other
@@Spyhookhow do you work that out?
@@firestarter1888
The psychosis of Judaism created the Zionist cancer.
It's self explanatory really.
@@SpyhookIf you count Eastern Eurooeans from the Caucasus as semites, i.e. those who speak a middle eastern language.
Americans have also been flying drones over Gaza since October.
They are all partners. It is so horrid to witness.
That's why Aaron Bushnell self immolated while yelling Free Palestine. He was in the Air Force and directly involved with this tech.
Also makes me wonder what other things these drones are capable of…. Certain ’energy’ technologies could be used to influence certain outcomes… things and people can be burned with lasers etc..
what they need is some houthies in there to deal with those drones . they know how to handle that stuff . I love my houthies
WOW. So not only complicit but actively obstructing the judicial process of the ICJ & ICC...
Don’t expect anything from ICC they all are under Zionist foot 🤢
Both as corrupt as Hamas.
AREN’T THERE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS FOR OBSTRUCTION? SEEMS LIKE THE USA UNDER BIDEN WILL CATCH A CASE THEN…
Shapps is another one who qualifies for an Israeli passport.
He probably has already.
He is of the evil cult of Zionism
Dual citizens should not be permitted to serve in government. We have the same problem in the US, especially Antony Blinkien, the number one enabler of Israel's genocide.
why not say what you really meant to say, Schaps is a Jew, there fixed it for you Heinrich
@@ard767Brian Mast walked into Congress with an Israeli uniform on.
Shapps qualifies for the dock in the ICC
The UK are complicit in this genocide and should be held accountable.. no one should be above the law!
That's true but lets concentrate on the guilty Zionists in parliament and business. It's not the UK people, we are just the pawns of Zionist greed.
There is no genocide, the ICJ have ruled there is no genocide.
Keep playing the Joseph Goebbels 'big lie' propaganda campaign. All decent human beings find your attempts to use the tactics of such an inhumane POS disgusting.
viva antiislamism
The West was told not to create the Israeli terror state.
The West was told not to topple the Iranian government in 1953.
The Soviets were told not to invade Afghanistan in 1979.
All these crimes had a cumulative effect.
Now do you get it??
@@karelmarx8899 islamophobe detected...
Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. Our army should refuse to do this genocide. Our people are complicit as F
why? they did it in Iraq and Afghanistan? what will make them not to do it again in Gaza?
They can't , all of thier benefits would be taken away and they'd be thrown in prison for insubordination.
Not just complicit. Contributing.
@@commonsense7754 It means the same thing, complicit, they are a guilty party to the genocide along with Israel, as their actions facilitated it.
Learn the meaning of genocide before using it so flippantly!
US ADMIN HYPOCRITES!!!
Welcome To THE UNITED EUROPE STATES OF ISRAEL.
Anybody Know?
Where is SATANYAHU?
Where is GENOCIDE JOE?
Where is OLAF SUCK5?
Where is URSULA VONDerLIER?
Where is RACIST SUNAK?
Where is JUSTIN TRUEDUMB?
God gave them names. Their children and descendants will witness it for the rest of their lives.
The history of mankind immortalizes their names in the Genocide Monument. This is the most despicable condition of a human being
This is poignant independent reporting.
Thank you Declassified!
It's amazing, firstly, how much a few honest journalists can uncover, and, secondly, how few honest journalists there are.
ICC should be handing out arrest warrants beyond Israel to include Israel’s weapons suppliers and enablers.
And US senators threatening the ICC and their family members.⁉️🎯🙃🙃😂
Le CPI est compétent contre les autres pays que l'OCCIDENT justice à 2 vitesse lamentable ces institutions ( ONU CPI etc...)
ICC is a busted flush
laughter
@@PeterLamin-pi6rv uuhhh
Most people forget that the Palestinian are more sematic than these European Jews that live in so called Israel !
Their DNA tests reveal European genetic markers indicating their ancestry to be from Europe
It is not about race, religion, or who was there first. Those are a lies. They want their land and oil for free. But that is too crude to say. So, then comes some ideology to underpin and try 'justify' the goal.
You cannot deny that Palestinian are the first people to settle in Palestine.They had lived there for thousands of years.Proof:Al Aqsa mosque still stood there until today.The Israhell only came to occupy the lands in 1948 ,after the German Holocaust.
Exactement l'ami
They are 100% more, cos the AshkeNAZI Jews aren't Semitic (Shemitic) at all. More people need to know this truth.
Absolutely disgusting 🤮 behaviour , what is wrong with these politicians 🤬🤬🤬🤬
$$$$ Money talks to them more than humanity.
Nothing is wrong with them. They are trolls. The question should be, how stupid the public is to vote people like this into office or are the public are trolls too?
The British public needs reflect on itself to determine what outcomes it wants because it seems the Boomer & Gen X voters are addicted to Labour & Tory trolls. Bearing in mind that Labour is not the the Labour of Clement Attlee but Tory Lite.
I just feel its disgraceful that Britain put their trust into Trolls like BoJo Farage, Sunak etc. unless the majority of England are rich millionaires who don't want to pay taxes but to screw the public sector over to line their own pockets.
Nazionism of gays for israel
bought and paid for
Money is the drug…
Remember. it is Britain who started this Palestinian nightmare.
Et ne fait pour ratrapper les conneries faite au début du siécle la moindre chose à faire est de reconnaitre l'Etat de la Palestine et sauver l'honneur UK et cette bandes de sioniste à la tête de UK déhonneur tout le peuple
@DinkusDoof The Balfour Declaration in the 1920s and its successors which betrayed their former allies in WW1.
It's now a religious war . Jerusalem is the goal.
Try asking why Jordan has a apartied system I'm place for Palistinians and took thier passports ?
Why did Lebanon fall , why did Qwait fight off Palistinians? .
They are Muslim Brotherhood and most Arab countries do not want radicalised Arabs in their country .
Do you want to Islamic fundamentists in your neighbourhood?
No thanks
Well done for exposing the underhand behaviour of our government. Very much appreciated
Disgraceful Grant Shapps, nothing stays hidden
"Our hostages being held" That's telling, they don't care about the hostages if they're bombing indiscriminately.
Yes and they will blame ai , in years to come take note they are already sowing those seeds saying AI
AI will get sick of us very fast
What the fuck are uk planes doin g in a foreign war zone
Zionist must have dirt on them. Labour leader has a zionist wife. US leadership are in bed with zionist too. It is all connected.
Half of the people representing Israel sound British. US took part in Israel war councils. Gaza natural resources could be worth over a trillion dollars.
Grant 'anything for money' Shapps 😒
shapps working for israel not uk he should resign as defense minister .
He is Jew, did you expect him work for UK people? LOL
Grant Shapps is both Jewish and pro Israel.
Does he remain Jewish when using his other names?
...and you are pro Hamas?, a genocidal terrorist organisation?
IS there anything wrong with that? I don't think so
Grant Shapps is another Conservative hell-bent on wasting our money. No wonder he will be looking for another job this time next year.
He'll have a job in Israel he has dual citizenship.
Would you employ him ?
@@tonyfincham6126 No way he might get a job with Thames Water working down the sewers
Do you think he’ll assume another alias.
UK citizens should all be made aware what a dodgy piece of work this guy is, do some research.
Guess what tribe Mr Shapps comes from? Check his family history. Shapps isn't even his real name. Amazing how much control they truly have.
He has used 4 different names.
@@jake751Corinne 😂
so has netandyahoo. original name Polish.
What's his real name
same in usa.
ICC should issue an arrest warrant for Shapps
The United Kingdom of Israel.
Natanyahu wants the land and he does not want the hostages.
Invading Rafah proves that.
Gaza has nothing of value, it is worthless, as worthless as islamism
He must be israels minister of defence then?
No he is junior assistant to Yoav Gallant the real defence minister
He has dual citizenship with Israel
@@jake751 I don't suppose he is the only one in Westminster. Capital Hill in Washington is full of them.
We are complicit. No doubt about that. We deserve to be charged with war crimes
What do you suggest we do about it? or could have done about it. There are still most of the population who have no idea what is going on. The Media are compromised, social media has removed anything it doesn't like. A few attempts by low ranking Police to prevent jabs on children got nowhere. Dr Reiner Fuellmich collected a mass of evidence against the Pharma Companies and Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci from scientists and medical experts, and whistle blowers enough to sink the perpetrators beyond trace, but no Courts would take the case, those summoned by the ICC just refuse to turn up or cooperate at the Haig. The only Court that would deal was a Maori Court in New Zealand. Ukraine and Israel are both Mafia underworlds and trafficking hubs for the mega wealthy and perverted. Most American Presidents have been in it up to the neck. Hunters lap top is full of evidence that gets released a teaspoon full at a time. Haiti was dredged for children to traffick back in the Clintons time, and Obama had a taste for Pizza, 'Pizzagate' and had large quantities shipped to the White House, you can bet that was known to the Police, and that they knew they were imprisoned far beneath the White House, as they were beneath Buckingham Palace, and Biden's private residence in Ukraine. Shipped around the world in shipping containers many already dead on arrival. Remember the Evergreen ship blocking the Suez Canal? It was no accident the Military were involved, as they were in Baltimore with the Bridge collision, same reason, its the main Port serving Washington wealthy with their party fun. The world is sick beyond description but vengeance has arrived, there is no way that ordinary folk could have impacted upon it, these people have their own private army. It will take a world selected Military of good people to go into the jaws of hell after these people, which they are doing and will soon be revealed. The normal routes to justice no longer apply, any more than voting will result in democracy. Swamps have to be thoroughly cleaned under Martial Law, before any normal form of government can be formed.
I agree the UK are complicit, however "We" are the citizens and "they" are in charge.
We believe in peace, order and international humanitarian Law. Its not our fault what "They" get up to. Especially this horrendous government.
I firmly believe that "We" stand against Israels conduct in this clear and concise act of Genocide.
If we as civilians do nothing...
We as civilians could be next.
@@Worms_Pro I agree completely. Especially to a these pro-war factions who think it's great across the world but don't realise, if we don't stand against it, we may be next.
When has Britain ever been this concerned over hostages before, I can remember families begging for help to no avail.
I also didn't know that their spy planes can see 80 feet under ground!!!?😂
Shapps playing little tin soldiers.
He's as thick as mince. He also has dual citizenship with Israel.
He is a jew
Grant Shapps said "I feel totally Jewish; I am totally Jewish." Then do the Jewish thing and stand up for what is right. Remember Mr Shapps, you can be Jewish or a Zionist. You cannot be both.
They are colonizers who abuse anyone against them.
Disgusted with all of them. Not my gov.
Grant Shapps, is Jewish which is not a problem but it is a problem if he is a Zionest as well!
It actually IS a problem, they have no place in the UK. nor do the followers of the nonce
It's a problem if every Jewish person in government is all of a sudden acting as though they're Israeli government ministers because Israeli war crimes might be revealed.
They're supposed to be working 100% for Britain. 0% for Israel.
I call BS on Grant Schaps.All day every day for 2!!!! Hostages?
Snaps or what he calls himself is looking after his Israeli family .not worried about the cost to the British tax payer .
This Schapps guy...Typical hypocritical, and deceitful British politician...
He is not British. He is Jew living in UK.
Did you knew that?
Someone needs to tell 🇮🇱 & 🇬🇧 that denial isn’t a river in Egypt.
👏
Hah hah hah
One has to ask is Britain complicit in what's going on in Gaza? Israel, America and now Britain appear to be complicit in these crimes.
Please add Germany
"Now" Britain? Bro.
That's what you get when your defence minister has a conflict of interest.
Much like the mayor of London
Hand in glove ...if you will@@macfaichen2658
@@macfaichen2658 Are we funding spy planes over Pakistan? Are they committing a G-no-cide like Isnotreal Sherlock?
What a strange case. Blind eye British tax payers. Who are not allowed ask questions about it.
Shappes will hopefully go to prison.
The ICC IS CORRECT Thank you 🌹
Well he is of the same tribe. Got to look after his mates.
Endless War Crimes ongoing
They are complicit in the genocide
Always have been.... history has proven such ....
What I find interesting is that everybody wants to hold Israel to account for potential war crimes but not Hamas. Have you taken the time to read the Hamas Covenant 1988 to see what it calls for? Have you called Hamas to account for building tunnels under hospitals schools and mosques, hiding behind women and children, taking hostages and the killing of the innocent, even the innocent among their own? Do you have a better plan that will ultimately remove Hamas and help the People of Palestine?
Freedom and justice for Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
No such place.
Hostages hostages what about the thousands of Palestinian hostage in Israeli prisons..
All criminally convicted, many with blo. od on their hands.
All well fed and pampered unlike those held in the tu. nnels
The Nazis were never defeated they just moved to the UK and United States and Canada.
Words fail. Thank you, Declassified. Keep up the great work. It's very much appreciated. 👏👍
Complicity with genocide is also a crime that can be prosecuted worldwide. UK politicians need to be reminded of it if they ever want to vacation abroad.
Disgraceful, if you can't force a ceasefire, at least don't help in oppression.
Well said the uk should not have got involved the pm should ask the public to vote then take the decision send all these politicians there absolutely vile you would think Britain learns from the past. How many actual English Welsh etc native british people live in Israel or Palestine can the uk government tell us
Shame on Ukrainian government and praise to you guys for exposing this!!!
Says something when a citizen puts Grant Shapps & Slobodan Milosevic within the same thought.
Yes Milosevic was far less a criminal than Shapps if that is his real name.The ICC has also exposed itself in this genocide.It was specifically designed for African leaders and Russians.Remember Putin was indited for evacuating children from the war zone LOL.
It's asking a criminal to hand themselves in. Keep up this vital investigation. We must hold our Government accountable.
How would you identify two hostages in the mess that is now Gaza ?
It wouldn't surprise if Israel slipped tracking drugs into medication sent in for the hostages.
Would a space alien arriving in Britain today not get the distinct impression that the country's government is run out of Tel Aviv?
Wow, how morally bankrupt do you have to be to do this!
Justice must prevail in the world.
Grant Shapp should be indicted as personally facilitating murder in Gaza by Netanyahu and Israel.
Compare the actions of Nazis in WW2 to actions of Israeli government. Israeli government has the Nazis beat.
The British colonial mindset does not change, no matter who (leadership) is at the
helm.
Why has not a single journalist or politician of any leaning had the guts to expose and interrogate Sunak about his family investments in Gazas gas fields, in the contract to build Netanyahus intended Ben Gurion canal right through the middle of Gaza and infosys numerous companies in Israeli territory ?
Why isn't it part of the Speaker's job to make sure the minister answers the question he's been asked?
It's all a clown show, controlled traitors
This make us totally complicit to the killing.... Arming, witnessing, etc...
You need George Galloway to keep asking them about surveillance flights .
Shapps would alert his partners, he means his partners in crime, not the ICC and the ICJ.
Scandalous,and complicit.
look into Shapps' background
he's a crook and a conman.
Don't be so anti Semitic 😂
@@BrookT786 who's backing him?!
@@BrookT786 It becoming harder and harder by the day, but the last few days it has been hourly worse.
This man asks why the UK sends "2 flights per day just to", he said "just to" find just 2 British citizens. Wonderful.
They weren't for Dr Sitta, were they
Please hand it over to international court 🙏🙏💜
Apart from Tories, does anyone trust Grant Shapps?
Absolutely not!
It seems very likey that these flights were not merely for surveillance but were for Command and Control . So did they coordinate and order the strike that murdered the British aid workers ?
Exactly what I'm thinking too
Great work gents, not many good independent journalism in UK apart but Declassified are one of the very few. Thank you for your excellent work, you will remembered for being on the right side of history
Thank you!
Brits... You created this mess among others!
A special prison needs to be built for all those involved. And CCTV footage of the prison available to the public.so we can revel at justice ⚖️ being done . ❤
The British hostages are dual nationals and therefore Israeli not british
So much has been uncovered recently the ICC will need to rewrite the case.
I'm telling Mr. Galloway.
Stop genocide
It’s almost over. In five years no one will remember gaza.
He HAS been asked to keep his mouth shut...no denial is an affirmation.
Disgusting but not surprising.
Professional War Criminals helping each other?
Dodging Schnapps
Jewling...
This story needs so much more attraction
The British Government àre supposed to work for the British People. Do the British know what is being done in their name
Free humanity free Palestine save Gaza
Excellent piece. I hope more reporters bring this to light
If they were looking for hostages and they found them surely they would have rescued them by now and they must have picked up other things we would never know
"looking for hostages" which are mostly underground? dumber than dumb. complicity in war crimes is a war crime as well
Thanks for exposing this shame
They're good at incriminating themselves, aren't they. Video evidence all over the shop.
And the Palestinians, including dual nationality British Palestinians, together with British medical workers, aid workers, etc, in Gaza are not worth a single drone flight???
No, they are hamas
weird how youtube did not delete this anti palestine comment...
Thank you.
Disgusting the Tories likely hold evidence of what happened our three own.
From England. Thank God for the SNP. 🏴❤
They will be getting my vote again.
Just found you guys through “Damo Rants”. Thanks for the info and great work.
When the data is on hand the ministers and their minions should be tried in court accordingly.
War Crimes? Someone comes into MY land and takes MY family...???? Do whatever you have to in order to make sure it doesn't happen again.
British complicity in war crimes.
Worse than that, these war crimes are to cover for crimes against humanity being committed by the mega wealthy, particularly those involving children. Both Israel and Ukraine are hugely involved in trafficking. Ask the Bidens. Ask the Royals.
Let the prosecutions begin!
We need to know, it’s our taxes paying for this and our government is complicit if they know about this stuff and don’t stop arming Israel. Barb
how do we know the u.k. didnt help target the aid workers ?