London has refused to release aerial footage of the deadly strikes that killed British aid workers.

The UK government is under renewed scrutiny over its military cooperation with Israel following revelations that it has used public funds to hire US contractors for surveillance operations over Gaza. Reports last week showed that Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft have carried out hundreds of surveillance flights over the enclave during Israel’s ongoing war.

Middle East Eye (MEE) submitted a Freedom of Information request to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), asking whether it holds video footage captured by RAF aircraft of two Israeli strikes in Gaza that targeted British citizens or aid workers linked to UK charities.

The MoD declined to release the footage, citing national security and defense exemptions.

One of the strikes in question killed eight volunteers with the UK-based Al-Khair Foundation in March, while they set up tents for displaced Palestinians in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.

The attack resulted in the killing of at least 9 people and wounded several more.

When asked by MEE to comment, the British Foreign Office declined to condemn the killings.

In a separate inquiry, MEE also asked the MoD whether it holds footage from an RAF aircraft of a January 2024 Israeli strike on a compound housing doctors from a British charity, which occurred only one month after the Israeli military had informed UK officials that the site had been “de-conflicted.”

Tensions between the UK and Israel have intensified over security cooperation, as Tel Aviv threatened to halt intelligence sharing in response to Britain’s stated intention to recognize a Palestinian state.

zionist colony officials threatened that the UK “had a lot to lose,” while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused London of “rewarding terrorism.”

Although Mossad has reportedly provided intelligence to British agencies in the past, including information said to have helped prevent an attack on zionist colony’s embassy in London, military collaboration continues.

UK officials recently confirmed that zionist soldiers are receiving training in Britain, and investigations have shown that British companies are still exporting weapons components to Israeli firms, despite claims of a partial arms suspension.

The Cradle Media report