Why are 700 British troops being deployed to Cyprus?

Credit: Sky News- Published on September 25, 2024

About 700 UK troops are being deployed to an RAF base in Cyprus in case the military needs to evacuate British citizens from Lebanon, where the situation is deteriorating.

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