Spying on Gaza, Bombing Yemen: Colonial British Base Angers Cypriots

Spying on Gaza, Bombing Yemen: Colonial British Base Angers Cypriots
Declassified UK
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Britain is using its air base at RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus to send spy planes over Gaza, suspicious cargo flights to Israel and now Typhoon jets to bomb the Houthis in Yemen. This has sparked an angry response from the Cyprus Peace Council, which held a protest outside the base on Sunday in support of Palestine. Organiser Peter Iosif talks to Phil Miller about the demonstration.

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