The Youth Demand direct action group spray red paint on the Ministry of Defence to highlight Britain’s support for Israel’s genocide
In the first statement of its kind, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas has zeroed in on Britain’s secret role in supporting Israel’s genocidal assault in Gaza.
Hamas said that British intelligence operations have directly contributed to the deaths of thousands of women and children in Gaza, according to the Quds News Network.
A source within the Hamas Resistance Operations Room says Britain’s collaboration with Israel has played a critical role in the genocide.
The source, speaking to Al Jazeera news, said that Britain has been actively involved in providing intelligence support to Israel. This has “directly resulted in widespread civilian casualties”.
In December last year, the British Ministry of Defence announced that it would conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza. It said they would “provide intelligence to Tel Aviv as part of hostage rescue efforts”.
The ministry claimed that these surveillance aircraft were unarmed, did not have a combat role and were solely tasked with locating Israeli prisoners.
It emphasised that only information related to Israeli prisoners’ rescue would be shared with the relevant authorities. It said that “the safety of British nationals was the government’s utmost priority”.
Two months ago, a senior Israeli official disclosed that a British spy team had been deployed to Israel since the beginning of its bombing campaign last October. This revelation, highlighted in a New York Times newspaper report, also noted that both British and US spies have been operating in Israel throughout the genocide.
The Israeli official stated that the intelligence provided by Britain had given Israeli forces a significant advantage. But they said that the British and US teams were not involved in the direct planning or execution of military operations.
Despite these claims, the involvement of British intelligence has raised serious legal issues.
The International Criminal Court is considering issuing arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant. British government ministers may also face legal consequences as more details emerge about their support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.
Hamas’ statement adds to the evidence of Britain’s murderous role. Its Resistance Operations Room has called on Keir Starmer’s government to cease immediately its intelligence collaboration with Israel and to end its participation in the genocide.
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