UK to send ships from its Royal Navy to eastern Mediterranean to ‘bolster security’

The UK is sending two Royal Navy ships and surveillance planes to the eastern Mediterranean to make security stronger, according to the government.

It has been six days since Hamas attacked Israel unexpectedly, and there has been a lot of violence since then.

The airplane will start looking for potential dangers to the area’s safety starting from Friday. This includes keeping an eye out for any illegal movement of weapons to terrorist organizations.

Three Merlin helicopters and Royal Marines are also being sent out.

Rishi Sunak talked to Israel’s leader on Thursday to confirm that the UK still stands by their side.

Downing Street said that he called Benjamin Netanyahu to show his strong support for Israel after Hamas committed a terrible terrorist attack.

Number 10 said that they will send soldiers to help increase security in the nearby area soon. They also repeated that the UK supports Israel in fighting against terrorism.

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps stated that these vessels are not warships, but rather ships that can help with hospital facilities.

He said that sending the boats was also meant to stop others from getting involved in the area and to criticize outside influence.
When someone asked about how Israel is reacting to the attacks, the defense secretary said that Israel has the right to protect itself. He also explained that, unlike Hamas, Israel is giving warnings beforehand that it will go after Hamas terrorists, which is the correct action to take.

Mr Sunak talked to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi about opening the Rafah crossing in Gaza. This is important because it will allow for humanitarian aid to reach the area and will also provide a way for British and other citizens to leave.

The prime minister wants to strengthen the military teams in Israel, Cyprus, and other places in the region, in order to help with planning for unexpected situations.

He said that the UK’s military and diplomatic teams in the area will help other countries in making sure things are safe and that help gets to the many innocent people affected by a cruel attack done by Hamas terrorists.
Hamas did a really big attack in southern Israel on Saturday. They killed at least 1,300 people and took about 150 hostages to Gaza.

Over 1,300 people have died in Gaza because of Israel’s air strikes in response.

The Foreign Office is helping British people stuck in Israel fly back home. The first plane was supposed to depart from Tel Aviv on Thursday. More planes are also scheduled to leave in the near future, but this depends on security conditions.