Western allies call on Israel to avoid escalation

All eyes are on Israel to see how it responds to Iran's weekend drone and missile attack but its allies have urged it to avoid escalation.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Israel "has won defensively" in its quarrel with Iran, and there must not be an escalation in the region, reports BBC.

French President Emmanuel Macron joins calls for calm and says his country will do everything possible to avoid an escalation.

And as we reported earlier, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the BBC he thought Israel was "perfectly justified" to respond to Iran - but urged the country to be careful and "think with its head, not heart".

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