Military planes reportedly sent to Lebanon from Akrotiri

Britain has used RAF Akrotiri to send over 80 military transport planes to Beirut since the bombing of Gaza began, the Declassified UK website has reported.

According to the website, there has been a steady stream of flights since the Israeli assault on Gaza began in October, but the number rose dramatically in April with 25 flights going from Akrotiri to Beirut.

May reportedly saw the same number of flights, with another 14 so far this month.

The spike in flights ...