{"id":300522,"date":"2023-10-12T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/?p=300522"},"modified":"2023-10-12T18:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:00:25","slug":"uk-to-deploy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/trending\/uk-to-deploy\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"UK to deploy Royal Navy ships to support Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK<\/a> will send surveillance aircraft and two Royal Navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean in plans \u201cto support Israel&#8221;, No 10 says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft will begin patrols tomorrow to &#8220;track threats to regional stability such as the transfer of weapons to terrorist groups&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The package includes surveillance assets, helicopters, P8 aircraft, and a company of marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rishi Sunak said the military support would &#8220;prevent further escalation&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British armed forces will be on standby to &#8220;deliver practical support to Israel and partners in the region, and offer deterrence and assurance&#8221;, Downing Street said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the plans, a Royal Navy task group will be moved to the area next week to support humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister said the government &#8220;must be unequivocal&#8221; in making sure the &#8220;horrific scenes&#8221; that have unfolded in Israel &#8220;will not be repeated&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our military and diplomatic teams across the region will also support international partners to re-establish security and ensure humanitarian aid reaches the thousands of innocent victims of this barbaric attack from Hamas terrorists,&#8221; Mr Sunak said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also asked for military teams in Israel, Cyprus and across the region to be bolstered to support contingency planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on Saturday, killing at least 1,300 and taking around 150 hostages to Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 1,300 have also been killed in Gaza since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/world\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gbcghanaonline.com\/category\/world\/\">More Stories Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK will send surveillance aircraft and two Royal Navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean in plans \u201cto support Israel&#8221;, No 10 says. The aircraft will begin patrols tomorrow to &#8220;track threats to regional stability such as the transfer of weapons to terrorist groups&#8221;. 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