Lord Cameron urges Israel not to ‘escalate’ conflict with Iran
"If you're sitting in Israel this morning, you're thinking quite rightly, we have every right to respond to this, and they do. But we are urging that they shouldn't escalate," Cameron said.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron is urging Israel not to escalate the conflict with Iran after Tehran and its proxies attacked Israel with 350 missiles and drones on Saturday night.
“If you’re sitting in Israel this morning, you’re thinking quite rightly, we have every right to respond to this, and they do. But we are urging that they shouldn’t escalate,” Cameron told Sky News on Monday.
“I completely understand the frustration the Israelis feel when they look at the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the terrible things they have done all over the world, including the support they give for Hamas. So you can understand the frustration,” he added.
Cameron went on to say that the Iranian attack was “very significant” but a “total failure,” calling it a “double defeat for Iran,” as 99% of the missiles and drones were downed.
“They’ve revealed to the world they are the malign influence in the region prepared to do this,” he said, adding that the UK is also “trying to avoid escalation” after it was revealed that British fighter jets took part in downing some of the drones.
.@KayBurley asks: "Do you think Netanyahu has sound judgement?"
@David_Cameron replies: 'We have had arguments and disagreements. I think not letting more aid into Gaza was a mistake. They needed to make sure there was deconfliction for aid workers.'https://t.co/WAlOXsW7z9 pic.twitter.com/j7J6BIjF0T— Sky News (@SkyNews) April 15, 2024
Cameron also commented on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, calling it a “mistake” not to ,let more aid in.
“He has good judgment on many things. There are times we profoundly disagree and when we do we should have frank conversations – that’s what friends do,” he said.
“We were frank with the Israelis that they needed to open up crossing points and let more trucks in. I think it was a bad judgment not to open Gaza to aid earlier. We had that argument with him [Netanyahu] and he has now said that is going to happen,” Cameron added.
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