‘British troops may die’ after UK swerves IDF Gaza War training course, claims former soldier

The IDF used case studies from two years of conflict in Gaza, in which it has managed to eliminate huge swathes of Hamas terrorists in a relatively short space of time, and shared technical know-how on how to win complex urban wars.

Fox told the JC: "The MoD has placed political posturing for a domestic audience ahead of British soldiers’ lives.

"Along with the armed forces of Ukraine, the IDF are currently the world’s most experienced army in urban combat.

"It is insanity not to take lessons from them in a complex urban environment that offers world-class lessons in force preparation, sustainment, and tactical manoeuvre.”

Former-soldier and frontline conflict researcher Andrew Fox (Image: Andrew Fox)[Missing Credit]

He went on: "British soldiers may die in Eastern Europe because the MoD has refused to learn from world leaders in the field of urban operations.

"To decline the opportunity to learn them from the primary source shows a criminal level of negligence."

The UK's relationship with Israel has become deeply fractured, not least because of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's decision to recognise Palestine as a state.

However, other countries which followed suit in recognition still made the decision to attend the Israeli military conference.

Fox claimed that the government was putting its "ideology" above the safety of its troops.

When the JC approached the MoD to ask why the UK didn't attend, it said: "The invitation was not declined, but no UK officials were able to attend the event in question."