A British counter-terror operation in Gaza was so secret it was splashed on the Daily Telegraph’s web site:
To counter the threat posed by Hamas militants, Tony Blair has authorised a team of MI6 counter-terrorism experts to be deployed to Gaza on a secret mission to persuade Hamas to observe a ceasefire….
The secret Gaza mission is being led by Alistair Crooke, a former MI6 officer who received an MBE for his work negotiating a Hamas ceasefire during the early stages of the intifada.
Mr Crooke has been heavily criticised by the Israeli government for arguing that Hamas should be treated as a serious negotiating partner in the peace talks.
For more on how Crooke and his organization, the Conflicts Forum, deal with terrorists, see here.
