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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
‘Calm heads’ must prevail: UK’s Sunak tells Netanyahu regional escalation ‘in no one’s interest’
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call that escalation in the Middle East is in no one’s interest, after Britain helped Israel repel a direct aerial attack by Iran overnight Saturday.
“[Sunak] stressed that significant escalation was in no one’s interest and would only deepen insecurity in the Middle East. This was a moment for calm heads to prevail,” Sunak’s office says in a readout of the call.
A spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed the two leaders had spoken, and said that Netanyahu thanked Sunak for supporting Israel.