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It is “clear the Israelis are making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s unprecedented direct attack, David Cameron has said, as the foreign secretary landed in Israel for talks with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We hope they do so in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible and in a way that, as I said yesterday, is smart as well as tough,” Britain’s foreign secretary told reporters.
The UK wants “to see coordinated sanctions against Iran”, Lord Cameron said, ahead of an upcoming meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, adding: “They need to be given a clear and unequivocal message by the G7 and I hope that will happen at the weekend.”
United States Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has already said she expects Washington will hit Tehran with new sanctions in a matter of days, in a bid to reduce Tehran’s capacity to export oil and ability to finance its proxies throughout the Middle East.
Iran launched the attack in retaliation for an airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on 1 April attributed to Israel, but signalled that it did not seek further escalation.
Hamas leader to visit Turkey for talks with Erdogan
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will visit Turkey at the weekend to hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, broadcaster NTV has reported.
“I will host the leader of the Palestinian cause at the weekend. We will discuss a number of issues,” Mr Erdogan earlier told colleagues from his AK Party in parliament, once again calling Hamas a “liberation movement”.
UK needs to advance defence systems after Iran attack, says former defence minister
There is “nothing protecting London in the same way that the Iron Dome operates over Israel”, Mr Ellwood told Sky News, adding: “We need to start thinking of how to protect ourselves as our character of war starts to change.”
Ceasefire negotiations at ‘delicate phase’, says Qatar’s PM
Qatar’s prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has warned that talks on a Gaza ceasefire and a release of Israeli hostages are at a “delicate phase”.
“We are trying as much as possible to address this stumbling block,” he added, without giving further details.
Qatar’s premier condemned what he described as the policy of “collective punishment” still followed by Israel in its war against Hamas and the latest escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Gaza's IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike
When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit.
As the ultra-cold liquid evaporated, the temperature inside the tanks rose, destroying more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs stored at Gaza City’s Al Basma IVF centre.
The embryos in those tanks were the last hope for hundreds of Palestinian couples facing infertility.
“We know deeply what these 5,000 lives, or potential lives, meant for the parents, either for the future or for the past,” said Bahaeldeen Ghalayini, 73, the Cambridge-trained obstetrician and gynaecologist who established the clinic in 1997.
At least half of the couples – those who can no longer produce sperm or eggs to make viable embryos – will not have another chance to get pregnant, he said, adding. “My heart is divided into a million pieces.”
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Kremlin silent on whether Iran informed Russia of Israel strikes in advance
Russia is in dialogue with both Iran and Israel and urged the need for de-escalation in the Middle East, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said.
Mr Peskov said that Russia continues to have close contacts with Iran and also has constructive contacts with Israel.
When asked if Tehran had warned Russia ahead of time about the strikes on Israel, Mr Peskov said he had nothing to say on the matter.
Iran warns it is ready to respond to any Israeli attack
Iran has warned its military is ready to confront any attack by Israel.
Tehran’s air force said it was “prepared for any operation”, while Iran’s navy commander said also that it was escorting Iranian commercial vessels to the Red Sea.
“Any attack by the Zionist regime on our soil will be dealt with a severe response,” Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was reported by state media as saying at a parade held for Iran’s Army Day. Mr Raisi reportedly warned that the “tiniest invasion” by Israel would bring a “massive and harsh” response.
The commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force warned at the same event that its warplanes, including Russian-made Sukhoi-24s, were in their “best state of preparedness” to counter any Israeli attack.
“We have full readiness in all fields, including our air coverage and bombers, and are prepared for any operation,” Brigadier General Amir Vahedi said.
Gaza death toll approaches 34,000, Hamas-run health ministry figures suggest
Israel’s war in Gaza Strip has killed at least 33,899 Palestinians and wounded 76,664 since Hamas’s attack on 7 October, the Hamas-run health ministry has said in its latest update.
Fifty-six Palestinians have been killed and 89 injured in the past 24 hours, the health ministry alleged.
Iran’s president to visit Pakistan very soon, says PM
Pakistan’s premier Shehbaz Sharif has said that Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will visit the South Asian nation “very soon”.
The statement from his office, following a cabinet meeting, also said that the billions of dollars would be invested by Saudi Arabia following a visit led by the country’s foreign minister to Pakistan this week.
Crew of shipping container seized by Iran are safe, company says
The 25 crew members of the shipping container seized by Iran on Saturday are safe, shipping firm MSC has said, adding that discussions with Iranian authorities are in progress to secure their earliest release.
“We are also working with the Iranian authorities to have the cargo discharged,” the company said.
Portugal’s foreign ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador on Tuesday to condemn Saturday’s attack on Israel by Tehran and to demand the immediate release of the Portuguese-flagged container ship MSC Aries.
MSC leases the Aries from Gortal Shipping, an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime. Zodiac is partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer.
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