All eyes are on the Middle East this week following Iran’s attack against Israel on Saturday night. Nearly all of the 300 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles fired at Israel were stopped by the country’s air defences. The UK, US and Jordan also helped protect Israel during the attack. Since the bombardment, the line from the Iranian government is that this is a case of ‘job done’ and they have no plans to go further. However, Israel has pledged revenge and so the matter is far from closed.
Cameron tried to say that Israel was in a way already winning despite the bombardment
This morning, David Cameron used his first full media round since taking on the role of Foreign Secretary to urge the Israeli government to walk back from the brink and not escalate the situation. He told the BBC among other broadcasters that the UK’s advice is to not retaliate and Israel must think with ‘its head, not its heart’.
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