Own Correspondent: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel on Wednesday. He called on Netanyahu to limit retaliation against Iran.
On April 1, Israel launched an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria. It killed 11 people including two top generals of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Al-Quds Force. Although Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack, Iran blames Israel.
Tehran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in the early hours of last Sunday to take revenge for that attack. Israel has vowed to retaliate against the attack.
After arriving in Jerusalem, David Cameron told the Prime Minister of Israel, the situation in the Middle East is very worrying now, so we have to be careful not to increase the tension.
After arriving in Jerusalem, David Cameron told reporters, “I am here to express solidarity with the terrible attack by Iran.” We need to be aware of what might happen next.
We hope to find a way to defuse the tension, he added. We have to be smarter in this regard.
“I think we should put aside the Iran issue and get back to Hamas, get back to the hostages, look at how to free them, how to help them and how to resolve the conflict in Gaza,” Cameron said.
David Cameron met with President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz before visiting Israel with Prime Minister Netanyahu.