British prime minister to discuss escalation prevention with Netanyahu

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that he would hold discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address ways to prevent further escalation in the region, following Iran’s drone and missile attack.

Iran retaliated last week by launching explosive drones and firing missiles at Israel, citing an Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate on 1 April which resulted in the deaths of seven officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

British military jets helped shoot down the drones.