Declassified UK: British military personnel trained in Israel amid the Gaza genocide

Posted: 27th November 2025

I’ve just discovered the shocking news that British military personnel trained in Israel amid the Gaza genocide.

The information comes in response to a parliamentary question tabled by Zarah Sultana MP, who on 18 November asked the Ministry of Defence “whether any British armed forces officers have studied or trained at Israeli military colleges since October 2023”.

Defence minister Al Carns responded earlier today, saying: “Fewer than five British Armed Forces personnel have studied on educational staff courses in Israel since October 2023”.

It remains unclear where the troops studied or which branches of the military they came from.

But the revelation exposes a new layer of British military collaboration with Israel amid what the UN commission of inquiry has described as a genocide.

Charlie Herbert, a retired British army general, told me earlier today: “It is absolutely extraordinary to think that UK military personnel have been undertaking military education or training courses in Israel over the past two years.

“Given the credible allegations of war crimes against the political and military leadership of the IDF all such exchanges should have immediately ceased.

“It does our armed forces a huge disservice to be associated with the IDF, given the conduct of the IDF in Gaza since late 2023 and to think that we are training in Israel only adds to the accusations of UK complicity in this genocide”.

You can read the full story here.

In solidarity,

John.

John McEvoy

Chief Reporter
Declassified UK

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