A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes

A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes

A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes

A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes

A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes

A file photo of the Shadow ISTAR aircraft taken at its home base in the UK. The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the Shadow ISTAR aircraft is flying in the Gaza region in support of efforts to locate hostages taken by Hamas. (Crown Copyright)

The United Kingdom has deployed surveillance aircraft to the Gaza region to help in the search for British nationals taken hostage by Hamas, the UK defence minister announced on 3 December.

Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said, “Unarmed UK aircraft will begin carrying out surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate hostages.”

The secretary's comments were added to by a fellow government minister who told national TV, “The Ministry of Defence [MoD] has announced that it has sent some unmanned, and importantly, unarmed surveillance drones into the region to help look for hostages.”

However, the MoD confirmed to Janes