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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Wednesday that Israel was determined to retaliate against Iran, while calling on G7 countries to impose "coordinated sanctions" against Tehran.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Wednesday that Israel "is taking the decision to act" in response to Saturday night's unprecedented Iranian attack, alongside his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, who met Israeli leader Isaac Herzog on Wednesday morning.
Mr. Cameron wants the G7 countries to impose "coordinated sanctions" against Iran, following its unprecedented attack on Israel, he told British television.
Israel "is taking the decision to act" in response to Saturday night's unprecedented Iranian attack, said David Cameron, who, along with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, met Israeli leader Isaac Herzog on Wednesday morning.
"We hope" that Israel will react "in a way that contributes as little as possible to escalation, and in a way that is both intelligent and tough", he added.
Twelve days after a deadly strike against its consulate in Damascus on April 1, blamed on Israel, Iran launched a drone and missile attack against Israeli territory on Saturday evening, the first ever carried out from Iranian soil.
Almost all of the 350 missiles were intercepted with the help of the USA and other allied countries, including the UK, Israel said.
David Cameron said he wanted the G7 to take "coordinated sanctions against Iran", accusing the country of being behind "so much evil activity" in the region, supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
The heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries, which include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, will meet this week in Capri, Italy.
They must send "a clear, unequivocal message" to Iran and show "a united front", said Mr. Cameron.
The White House has already announced new sanctions against Iran on Tuesday.
The Israeli head of state called on "the whole world" to counter the threat posed by Teheran's "regime", during this interview in Jerusalem.
"The whole world must work decisively and resolutely against the threat posed by the Iranian regime, which seeks to undermine the stability of the entire region", said Isaac Herzog on X.
He said he had had a "warm discussion" with David Cameron and Annalena Baerbock, the first foreign heads of diplomacy to visit Israel since Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend.
David Cameron's visit comes a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on Israel to "keep cool", stressing that an escalation was "in nobody's interest".
On Tuesday, Annalena Baerbock called for new European Union sanctions on Iranian drones.
While assuring Israel of "Germany's full solidarity", she also said she wanted to discuss with its leaders ways of "avoiding further escalation".
With AFP
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Wednesday that Israel "is taking the decision to act" in response to Saturday night's unprecedented Iranian attack, alongside his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, who met Israeli leader Isaac Herzog on Wednesday morning.
Mr. Cameron wants the G7 countries to impose "coordinated sanctions" against Iran, following its unprecedented attack on Israel, he told British television.
Israel "is taking the decision to act" in response to Saturday night's unprecedented Iranian attack, said David Cameron, who, along with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock, met Israeli leader Isaac Herzog on Wednesday morning.
"We hope" that Israel will react "in a way that contributes as little as possible to escalation, and in a way that is both intelligent and tough", he added.
Twelve days after a deadly strike against its consulate in Damascus on April 1, blamed on Israel, Iran launched a drone and missile attack against Israeli territory on Saturday evening, the first ever carried out from Iranian soil.
Almost all of the 350 missiles were intercepted with the help of the USA and other allied countries, including the UK, Israel said.
David Cameron said he wanted the G7 to take "coordinated sanctions against Iran", accusing the country of being behind "so much evil activity" in the region, supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
The heads of diplomacy of the G7 countries, which include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, will meet this week in Capri, Italy.
They must send "a clear, unequivocal message" to Iran and show "a united front", said Mr. Cameron.
The White House has already announced new sanctions against Iran on Tuesday.
Herzog calls for unity against Teheran
The Israeli head of state called on "the whole world" to counter the threat posed by Teheran's "regime", during this interview in Jerusalem.
"The whole world must work decisively and resolutely against the threat posed by the Iranian regime, which seeks to undermine the stability of the entire region", said Isaac Herzog on X.
He said he had had a "warm discussion" with David Cameron and Annalena Baerbock, the first foreign heads of diplomacy to visit Israel since Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend.
David Cameron's visit comes a day after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on Israel to "keep cool", stressing that an escalation was "in nobody's interest".
On Tuesday, Annalena Baerbock called for new European Union sanctions on Iranian drones.
While assuring Israel of "Germany's full solidarity", she also said she wanted to discuss with its leaders ways of "avoiding further escalation".
With AFP
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