BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 14. The UK will continue to stand up for Israel's security, said the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Trend reports.
"I condemn in the strongest terms the Iranian regime's reckless attack against Israel. Iran has once again demonstrated that it is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard. The UK will continue to stand up for Israel's security and that of all our regional partners, including Jordan and Iraq," the statement reads.
He added that the UK is urgently working to stabilise the situation and prevent further escalation.
On April 14, Iran confirmed that it had launched an operation against Israel and fired dozens of drones and missiles at Israel.
On April 1, an Israeli airstrike in the Mezze district of Damascus killed 13 people, including the commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Syria and Lebanon, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy, Mohammad Haji Rahimi. Since then, tensions between Iran and Israel have increased.