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UK urges Israel to show restraint amid fears Middle East conflict could spread
Attacks on Lebanese capital continue as many reported dead in Israeli airstrike on mosque in central Gaza
The UK government is advising Israel to show “restraint” as Keir Starmer warned that “sparks”’ from the Middle East conflict could “light touchpapers in our communities at home”.
As the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory approaches its first anniversary, on 7 October, Israeli strikes on Saturday night sent shock waves across the Lebanese capital, following days of Israeli bombing in suburbs of the city that are thought to be strongholds for the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
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