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April 17, 2024

U.K. Tells Israel: Do "As Little as Possible to Escalate" Tensions with Iran
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Tension remains high in the Middle East as world leaders urge Israel to
show restraint following Iran's recent drone and missile attack. British
Foreign Secretary David Cameron has urged Israel to do "as little as
possible to escalate" tensions with Iran. Meanwhile, Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu of provoking Iran by bombing the Iranian Consulate in
Damascus, Syria, two weeks ago.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: "Netanyahu is endangering the lives of
both his own citizens and all the peoples in the region to extend his
political life. This is an indisputable fact: The one responsible for
the tension that made our hearts skip a beat on the night of April 13 is
Netanyahu and his government, which is seeing red."



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