UK to use surveillance aircraft to help locate hostages

The UK will conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza as part of hostage rescue efforts. 

The Ministry of Defence said the surveillance aircraft "will be unarmed, do not have a combat role, and will be tasked solely to locate hostages," Sky News reports.

"Only information relating to hostage rescue will be passed to the relevant authorities responsible for hostage rescue."

The flights will take place over the Eastern Mediterranean, including operating in air space over Israel and Gaza.