BY TOP WAR
Great Britain, following the United States, decided to support Israel by sending Royal Navy ships to the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, the British Air Force will begin to carry out reconnaissance flights over Israeli territory. The Times reports this.
According to the British publication, citing unnamed sources, Great Britain decided to support Israel by sending two ships to the Mediterranean Sea. We are not talking about warships, but about an auxiliary ship fleet RFA Argus and the large landing ship RFA Lyme Bay. The first carries several helicopters and a full-fledged hospital, but since it has weapons, it cannot be considered a hospital ship and carry a special coloring in accordance with the Geneva Convention. The second ship is a large landing ship and is capable of carrying up to 24 tanks Challenger 2 or 150 light trucks, as well as Marines. Both ships are currently in Oman.
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In addition, the UK will begin reconnaissance flights over Israeli territory. There is no information on the aircraft yet, but it is assumed that we are talking about RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft and Boeing P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft located at the Akrotiri military base in Cyprus…
