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Displaced Palestinians trying to walk back from central Gaza Strip to northern Gaza Strip , Sunday, April 14, 2024
WORLD leaders called on Israel today not to escalate to war with Iran following the weekend’s launch of drones against Israel.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Britain did not support a retaliatory strike by Israel, while Mr Sunak told MPs in Parliament that he would speak to his Israeli counterpart later in the day “to discuss how we can prevent further escalation” in the region.
The Iranian attack on Saturday, which killed nobody, was a response to Israel’s bombing of the Israeli consulate in Damascus two weeks ago, killing 11 people including diplomats and two generals. It was the first direct attack by Iran on Israel.
DIANE ABBOTT exposes Keir Starmer's doublespeak on Britain’s involvement in the Iran war but takes heart from the growing organisation of the opposition to it
Tehran retaliates with attacks on Israel, the Gulf Arab states and crude oil flows
Our Foreign Secretary now condemns Israel in the Commons, yet Britain still supplies weapons and intelligence for its bombing campaigns — as the horror reaches perhaps the final stage, action must finally replace words, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
