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From the BBC:

We can bring you an update now on UK defence operations in the Middle East.

Defence sources say:

• The UK will rapidly deploy four additional Typhoon jets to Qatar to support regional defensive operations - as Starmer mentioned earlier

• RAF F-35B and Typhoon fighter jets took part in further defensive operations overnight, including over Qatar and Jordan
• Across the UK’s bases in Cyprus, 400 additional UK personnel sent over past weeks are supporting air defence activities
• British counter-drone specialists who have worked closely with Ukrainian experts have deployed to the region