Israel has every right to defend itself, says May after attack by Iran
BRITAIN HAS condemned a rocket attack on the occupied Golan Heights by Iranian forces based in Syria, and said that Israel has every right to defend itself.
Downing Street called for calm on both sides and urged Tehran to refrain from further assaults.
Number 10 also urged Russia to use its influence in Syria to rein in Iranian aggression.
Iranian forces fired 20 rockets across the border at Israeli frontline military positions in the early hours of yesterday, the Israeli military said. The attack was followed by retaliatory strikes by Israeli jets, which struck “dozens” of Iranian military installations within Syria.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s official spokesman said in a statement yesterday: “We condemn Iran’s attack on Israel. Israel has every right to defend itself.
“We call on Iran to refrain from any further attacks and for calm on all sides.”
Labour’s Fabian Hamilton, Leeds North East MP and Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament, called for all sides to take steps to avoid “full-scale military conflict”.
He said: “The disturbing escalation between Israel and Iran overnight is the culmination of a dangerous war in Syria that has shown time and again that it can lead to proxy wars between regional powers, and spill into neighbouring countries.” Israel strikes back: Page 12.