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PM still waiting for call to urge Israel restraint

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Vincent
Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The Prime Minister had expected to speak to his counterpart on Monday, but Israeli media reported that Mr Netanyahu was refusing to take calls from world leaders seeking to influence the response to Saturday night's attack. Downing Street denied the UK - which supplied RAF jets to help thwart Iran's barrage - was being "taken for granted" by Israel and suggested Mr Netanyahu's other commitments meant a call had not been possible

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "He has obviously been in discussions with his war cabinet. The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have been speaking to their counterparts."

The spokesman added: "Our position has been made very clearly. We are now working with allies in the region, including Israel, to de-escalate the situation." Mr Sunak told MPs on Monday he would speak to Mr Netanyahu "shortly" to express solidarity with Israel "and to discuss how to prevent further escalation".

"All sides must show restraint," the Prime Minister added.

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron, who is reportedly set to visit Israel soon, has urged Tel Aviv to be "smart as well as tough" by not escalating the conflict with Iran.

Mr Sunak has come under pressure from senior Tories and the Israeli government to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist...

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