Leaders of the United Kingdom and Germany met with the president of Israel to show unity in the face of Iranian aggression

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Tel Aviv.-Israeli President Isaac Herzog held meetings this Wednesday in Jerusalem with the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in a show of solidarity after the recent Iranian attacks.

The United States warned that an escalation in the Middle East will depend on Iran’s reaction to Israel’s response

“Thank you for the firm position of the United Kingdom and Germany to support Israel in the face of Iran’s reprehensible attack. “Everyone must work decisively and defiantly against the threat posed by the Iranian regime, which seeks to undermine the stability of the entire region,” Herzog said in a statement after the meeting.

“Israel is unequivocal in its commitment to defend its people,” added Herzog, who reiterated his country’s commitment to return the 129 hostages still in the Gaza Strip after more than six months of war, and to continue “moving forward and “improving” humanitarian aid to the Gazan civilian population, despite the fact that it has not yet occurred, as the UN denounces.

This Monday, Cameron stressed the importance of Israel not “intensifying” tension in the Middle East and asked it to think “with both its head and its heart,” according to statements to Radio Times.

The head of British diplomacy also stressed that Israel should consider the success of the defense against Iran’s drones and missiles as a victory.

The European Union will evaluate imposing a new set of sanctions against the Iranian regime for the attack against Israel

“The best thing to do in the case of Israel is to recognize that it has been a failure for Iran,” he added.

Prior to this visit, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for calm to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to refrain from a response that would lead to a “significant escalation” that “is in no one’s interest and only “It would deepen insecurity in the Middle East.”

For his part, Baerbock traveled to Israel with the purpose also of promoting de-escalation and the use of diplomatic channels, and declared that the “unprecedented” attack by the Iranian regime had “placed the entire region on the brink of the abyss” and demonstrated that Iran is not interested in peace in the region.

Baerbock said in turn that the purpose of his visit to Israel is to “guarantee our Israeli partners the full solidarity of Germany” after the Iranian attack, although he also wants to talk about how to “avoid a new escalation.”

Israel, with the help of allied countries and in an announced attack, managed to intercept more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran over the weekend, in retaliation for the murder of seven members of the Revolutionary Guard, three of them generals, in a bombing. from the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1.

The Israeli Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, thanked the US Army for its cooperation in intercepting the drones in a message and told the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Erik Kurilla, that both forces showed their strength.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that the United States is coordinating with its partners and allies to impose new sanctions against Iran’s drone and missile program, as well as against the Revolutionary Guard and against the Ministry of Defense. , as a way of responding to Tehran’s attack against Israeli territory, which occurred as a response to the bombing against the Iranian Consulate in Damascus.

“Following Iran’s unprecedented airstrike against Israel, President Biden is coordinating with allies and partners, including the G7, and with leaders of both parties in Congress, on a comprehensive response. “In the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions against Iran, including its missile and drone program, as well as new sanctions against entities that support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Ministry of Defense,” he said. Sullivan in a statement.Infobae.