American weapons for Israel SECRETLY shipped through UK airspace
Over 50 tonnes of munitions have been flown to Israel over Britain since Gaza bombing began.
Arms for Israel have been quietly shipped through British airspace amid the war in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. Items sent on the Israel-bound planes have included sniper ammunition, explosives for use in military aircraft, and detonators. All of the eight flights identified by Declassified departed from JFK International Airport in New York, entering Britain’s sovereign airspace over Wales and exiting it over Dover. The flights then passed through Liège, Belgium, before reaching their final destination in Tel Aviv. They were all operated by the Challenge Airlines group, which has a base in Israel.
Flights carrying dangerous goods or munitions of war through British airspace typically require special clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority. This indicates that the UK government has greenlit the passage of numerous arms shipments to Israel since the Gaza bombing began. Reacting to our revelation, Sam Perlo-Freeman of Campaign Against Arms Trade commented: “Ministers have made Israel’s war crimes their own by allowing Israel to fly its loads of lethal equipment through UK airspace”.
Justice for Ayşenur Eygi: As Israel Kills Another American, Will U.S. Demand Accountability?
A funeral is being held today in the occupied West Bank for Turkish American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot dead Friday by Israeli forces while taking part in a weekly protest against illegal Israeli settlements in the town of Beita. The 26-year-old recent graduate of the University of Washington was a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement. Witnesses say she was fatally shot in the head by an Israeli sniper after the demonstration had already dispersed. The Turkish government has said it holds Israel responsible for Ayşenur's death, while the U.S. government has offered condolences and called for Israel to investigate the incident. At least 17 Palestinian protesters have been killed in Beita in protests against illegal Israeli settlements since 2020.
Juliette Majid, a friend of Eygi at the University of Washington, remembers the slain activist as being "passionate about justice" and involved in various causes. "She's no longer with us, but her spirit and her love and who she was and who she impacted in our community are still with us every day," says Majid. Filipino American activist Amado Sison, who also volunteered in the occupied West Bank and was himself shot in the leg by Israeli forces on August 9 during a weekly protest in Beita, says the U.S. government must demand an independent investigation and end Israeli impunity. "If they took it seriously that a U.S. citizen was shot a month ago, maybe Ayşenur would be here right now," he says.
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