“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,” he added.
Israel is yet to respond to the Iranian attack, which saw a flurry of missile and drone strikes directed at Israel. It came in retaliation for an attack on Iran’s Damascus consulate. The country’s war cabinet has been mulling its response, but Cameron has been among those urging Israel to show restraint.
While in Israel, Cameron is expected to meet Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and fellow Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Cameron met Israel’s President Isaac Herzog Wednesday morning.
Netanyahu spoke to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday night, with Sunak telling the Israeli PM it “was a moment for calm heads to prevail,” according to a readout provided by Sunak’s office.