The identities of British special forces and MI6 operatives were in a leaked database that is thought to have fallen into the hands of the Taliban, it can be revealed.

The IDF also announces a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza, after mounting pressure and warnings of starvation.

British spies and special forces identities exposed in Afghan data leak British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech to British and U.S. troops in south Afghanistan on July 4, 2011.

British soldiers were sent to Afghanistan as part of an international deployment against al-Qaida and Taliban forces in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.