Rishi Sunak has confirmed British jets shot down “a quantity” of Iranian drones launched throughout its assault on Israel.
The prime minister stated Tehran was “decided to sow discontent and destabilise the area” and the UK would “stand by the safety of Israel”.
“I can affirm that our planes did shoot down quite a few Iranian assault drones,” he stated on Sunday.
He paid tribute to RAF pilots “flying into the face of hazard to guard civilians”.
“What we now want is for calm heads to prevail,” Sunak added.
Iran launched a whole bunch of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Israel in a single day.
Joe Biden has stated United States forces helped Israel down “practically all” of them.
The Israeli navy stated the overwhelming majority have been intercepted exterior Israel’s borders.
Extra British jets have been despatched to the area following the assault. The Ministry of Defence stated the RAF would bolster “current missions” in Iraq and Syria and “intercept airborne assaults inside vary”.
Israel and Iran have been on a collision course all through Israel’s six-month warfare in Gaza.
It’s the first time Iran has launched a direct navy assault on Israel, regardless of a long time of enmity relationship again to the nation’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The assault got here lower than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria that killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consular constructing.
Iran had vowed revenge because the April 1 airstrike, which Tehran accused Israel of being answerable for. Israel has not commented.
In a broadcast clip this afternoon, Sunak stated: “Final night time Iran launched a barrage of missiles and assault drones throughout the Center East in the direction of Israel.
“This can be a harmful and pointless escalation which I’ve condemned within the strongest phrases.
“Because of a global co-ordinated effort, which the UK participated in, nearly all of those missiles have been intercepted, saving lives not simply in Israel however in neighbouring nations like Jordan as properly.
“It’s clear that Iran is set to sow discontent and destabilise the area – it’s personal yard – that’s very clear from its actions.”
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