The Israeli war cabinet is said to be in agreement that a response is required to the Iran attack - although members remain divided over a timeframe. Meanwhile, the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, says the Middle East faces 'a real danger of a devastating, full-scale conflict'.
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron will be speaking to Sky News on the crisis in the Middle East at around 7.20am.Palestinians should"avoid returning to the northern Gaza Strip", the IDF spokesman for the Arab media has said this morning.He said the IDF was repeating calls for people to remain in humanitarian areas and shelters in southern Gaza.
Tehran sent the US a message only after the strikes began and the intent was to be"highly destructive" said the official, adding that Iran's claim of a widespread warning may be an attempt to compensate for the lack of any major damage from the attack.Iran attacks Israel RAF jets and US aircraft were involved in defending Israel, intercepting drones before they arrived in the country.
Israel said Iran would"bear the consequences" for its actions, and demanded its allies sanction the country and proscribe the Guards as terrorists. "We... reaffirm our adherence to our demands and the national demands of our people; with a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the entire Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced to their areas and places of residence, intensification of the entry of relief and aid, and the start of reconstruction," Hamas said.
Interestingly, senior Biden administration officials told CNN that Mr Netanyahu's pronouncement that a date has been set for an offensive in Rafah was bravado.Israel's military strategy 'not coherent'military analyst Professor Michael Clarke"The Israelis are leaving an awful lot to chance now because they've got one brigade, north of Khan Younis, and nobody near Rafah, where they say they will conduct an offensive at some point.
Meanwhile, the UK participated in the largest airdrop of aid into Gaza on a single day last week. Led by the Jordanian armed forces, a total of nine nations and 14 aircraft participated in the operation, delivering essential food, water and other supplies to civilians.
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