The British military hired American contractors to carry out espionage missions in the skies over the Gaza Strip for Israel, following a shortage of Royal Air Force aircraft. This was reported by the British newspaper The Times, which added that sources in the British Defense Ministry told the newspaper that the government is paying an American company located in Nevada. The day before yesterday, The Times reported that the British army continues to operate spy planes in the skies of Gaza "with the aim of locating the hostages who have not yet been released."