Overview

• The UK Ministry of Defence has announced that it will conduct unarmed surveillance flights over Gaza and Israel to help locate hostages taken by Hamas.
• The move comes after a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended and fighting resumed.
• According to Israel, Hamas has failed to release 15 women and two children who were expected to be freed during the ceasefire.
• Five British nationals are among the missing, and the UK government has not disclosed how many could be held by Hamas.
• The US has also deployed unarmed UAV drones over Gaza in support of hostage recovery efforts.