BENJAMIN Netanyahu rejected calls from allies to calm Middle East tensions after Iran’s attack by declaring: “We will make our own decisions.”
The Israel prime minister insisted his country would do “whatever is necessary” in retaliation after a meeting with Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron yesterday.
He also saw Germany’s foreign affairs minister Annalena Baerbock.
But he said he would not be swayed by their interventions following Tehran’s drone and missile attack.
He told his Cabinet he had received “all sorts of suggestions and advice”.
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But he vowed: “I want to be clear — we will make our decisions ourselves.”
He added ominously: “The state of Israel will do whatever is necessary to defend itself.”
Lord Cameron said Israel was “making the decision to act” after Saturday’s attack which was thwarted with the help of the UK and US.
He added: “We hope they do so in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible and in a way that, as I said yesterday, is smart as well as tough.”
Downing Street had urged Israel to avoid “significant escalation” after PM Rishi Sunak and Mr Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Tuesday.
Lord Cameron hoped today’s G7 meeting in Italy would result in further “co-ordinated sanctions” against Iran.
He said the country needed to be sent “a clear and unequivocal message”.
