Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is 'a moment for calm heads to prevail' in the wake of Iran's attack over the weekend.
Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is 'a moment for calm heads to prevail' in the wake of Iran's attack over the weekend. According to a readout of a phone call between the pair released by Downing Street, Mr Sunak also told Mr Netanyahu that 'significant escalation was in no one's interest and would only deepen insecurity in the Middle East'. He went on to call on Mr Netanyahu and Israel to allow more aid to be allowed into Gaza.
'The prime minister said Iran had badly miscalculated and was increasingly isolated on the global stage, with the G7 coordinating a diplomatic response. He stressed that significant escalation was in no one's interest and would only deepen insecurity in the Middle East. This was a moment for calm heads to prevail. 'On Gaza, the prime minister said he remained gravely concerned about the deepening humanitarian crisis.
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