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The French military carried out interception missions during Iran's attack on Israel, French Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Sejourne said
Translation: France condemns in the strongest terms the attack launched by Iran against Israel. By deciding on such an unprecedented action, Iran is taking a new step in its destabilizing actions and taking the risk of a military escalation.
Some Conservative politicians as well as business and charity leaders are planning to boycott the UK government's annual Eid event over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continued vocal support for Israel, the BBC reported.
The event, set to take place in Downing Street on Monday, is hosted by Sunak.
A government spokesperson said it understood humanitarian concerns regarding Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
Sources in Downing Street have privately expressed concern at the number of people who might boycott the reception, the BBC report said.
Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi said his country had summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against Iranian comments that were an interference in the kingdom's internal affairs.
In remarks given to state-owned Mamlaka public broadcaster, Safadi was referring to comments in Iran's official media in recent days that warned Jordan would be the next target in the event it cooperated with Israel in a showdown with Iran.
The United States had contact with Iran through Swiss intermediaries ahead of Iran's attack on Israel, a senior US administration official has confirmed.
Iran also sent the US a message after its attack, the official said, but declined to provide details.
Meanwhile, the official said that Israel has made it clear to the US that it is not looking for a signifigant escalation with Iran.
Israeli settlers were filmed lighting a car on fire in the West Bank village of Deir Dibwan while soldiers stood by. The video was filmed by a private security camera in the car's parking garage and shared widely over social media.
The Yesh Din organization verified the footage.
The Israeli army replied saying it is a "serious incident" and that "the way sodliers acted in the footage does not correspond to the army's values and orders. The incident is investigated and the soldiers will be handled accordingly."
The Israeli military will be calling up two reserve divisions for operations in Gaza, it said on Sunday.
"In accordance with the situational assessment, the IDF is calling up approximately two reserve brigades for operational activities on the Gazan front," the army said.
Iran launched a large-scale attack on Israel on Saturday night, firing more than 300 drones and missiles towards the country, most of which were intercepted.
It was Iran's first direct military assault on Israeli territory. The operation was conducted in response to Israeli strikes on the Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month that killed seven of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers, including two senior commanders.
Iran informed Washington that its attacks against Israel would be "limited" and for self-defence, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday.
Amirabdollahian said that Iran would "not hesitate" to protect itself against any "new aggression".
Middle East Eye takes a look at what we know so far about what projectiles were launched towards Israel on Saturday night, and which countries were involved in shooting them down.
Read more: What was shot down and by which country?
Two Palestinian men, both aged 21, were wounded by live bullets as Israeli settlers and soldiers raided the town of Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
Sources told Wafa news agency that one of the men was hit in the head, while the other was shot in the foot. They were taken to a medical facility in Ramallah.
Amid leaden March skies in the UK, bus passenger Faisal Alam looks up at a Palestinian flag flying at the 309 stop in Langdon Park, east London. Wearing a cream thobe and brown skullcap, Alam says the flag symbolises many things, most notably, solidarity with the Palestinian people.
"They are suffering a genocide, and no one is doing anything to protect them in Gaza," he said. "It's a small gesture, but one that I hope shows the Palestinian people that we have not forgotten them."
For the past six months, since Israel began its current bombardment of the Gaza Strip after the Hamas attack of 7 October, thousands of people have taken to the streets of London to demand a ceasefire.
Across the UK, communities have shown their backing for Palestine, from producing murals to protesting outside companies that profit from Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.
In the borough of Tower Hamlets and other neighbourhoods of east London, residents and activists from the newly formed Palestine Solidarity Network have raised Palestinian flags on lampposts and other street installations, outside shop fronts and in their front windows.
Read more: What happened to the right to fly Palestine flags in east London?
President Joe Biden told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that the US would not participate in any Israeli counter-offensive against Iran, according to reports by CNN and the Wall Street Journal.
Biden reportedly suggested that a further response to Iran's attack on Saturday night was unnecessary. Senior US officials also told their Israeli counterparts that the US would not participate in an offensive response, the reports added.
White House security spokesperson John Kirby said the US would continue to help Israel defend itself, but added that it did not want war with Iran.
"We don't seek escalated tensions in the region. We don't seek a wider conflict," Kirby told ABC.
Israel will exact a price from Iran in response to Saturday night's attacks when the time is right, cabinet minister Benny Gantz said.
"We will build a regional coalition and exact the price from Iran in the fashion and timing that is right for us," Gantz said in a statement on Sunday, ahead of an Israeli war cabinet meeting to discuss the escalation.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a phone call with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian, diplomatic sources told journalists.
Fidan stated that Ankara did not want any further escalation in the region after Iran's retaliatory attack against Israel on Saturday night.
Amirabdollahian said the operation had ended and Tehran would not launch a new one unless it was attacked again. He added that if Israel attacked again, Tehran's response would be stronger than this time round.
Iran informed Washington that its attacks against Israel would be "limited" and for self-defence, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Sunday during a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that British military jets shot down Iranian drones during its attack on Israel.
"I can confirm that our planes did shoot down a number of Iranian attack drones," Sunak told broadcasters.
The prime minister said he stood by the security of Israel and the region, and called for calm heads to prevail.
Iran's foreign minister has said that Iran would "not hesitate" to protect itself against any "new aggression".
"Exercising the right of legitimate defence shows Iran's responsible approach to regional and international peace and security," Hossein Amirabdollahian wrote on X on Sunday.
"At this point, the Islamic Republic of Iran has no intention of continuing defensive operations, but if necessary, it will not hesitate to protect its legitimate interests against any new aggression."
