Iran-Israel drone attack LIVE: Latest updates from the Middle East as over 300 drones and missiles are shot down by Israelis with the help of the RAF

Dr Lina Khatib, an subordinate chap astatine Chatham House, said Iran's onslaught connected Israel was 'meant to beryllium a benignant of spectacle that Iran wanted the satellite to witness'.

Dr Khati told BBC Radio 5 Live that the onslaught was 'highly choerographed' and 'actually rather limited'.

'So this shows that Iran conscionable wanted to nonstop a precise beardown message, to prevention face, truthful that it is seen arsenic having responded straight to Israel, but astatine the aforesaid clip it decidedly does not privation the substance to escalate immoderate further,' she said.

Ed Davey, the person of the Liberal Democrats, said the UK indispensable 'stand up for Israel's security' and called for an extremity to the 'horrifying rhythm of violence'.

Mr Davey said successful a statement: 'We utterly condemn Iran’s onslaught connected Israel. This is simply a unsafe escalation successful a struggle that has already caused acold excessively overmuch decease and suffering.

'We indispensable forestall further escalation and stay focused connected yet achieving a lasting peace, truthful that Israeli and Palestinian children - some - tin turn up escaped of the horrifying rhythm of unit that has endured for truthful long.'

Bright flashing objects were seen falling successful the entity implicit Amman, Jordan, aft Iran launched a swarm of drones and filed missiles astatine Israel.

A barrage of objects falling from the skies were seen each implicit Israel, West Bank, and Jerusalem successful the aboriginal hours of this morning.

Iran fired missiles astatine Israel successful its first-ever nonstop onslaught connected Israeli territory.

Victoria Atkins, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said the UK continues to 'support' Israel.

But the MP added that the UK's connection aft Iran's onslaught connected Israel 'across the portion is that we indispensable nary escalate this'.

Hamas has defended Iran's onslaught connected Israel, calling it 'a earthy close and a deserved response'.

'We successful Hamas respect the subject cognition conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran arsenic a earthy close and a deserved effect connected the transgression of targeting the Iranian consulate successful Damascus and the assassination of respective leaders of the Revolutionary Guards,' the radical said successful a statement.

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, condemned Iran's onslaught connected Israel, saying helium urges 'all parties to workout maximum restraint'.

He wrote successful a statement: 'I impulse each parties to workout maximum restraint to debar immoderate enactment that could pb to large subject confrontations connected aggregate fronts successful the Middle East.

'I person repeatedly stressed that neither the portion nor the satellite tin spend different war.'

RAF jets person been utilized to sprout down Iranian drones aft Tehran announced it launched an onslaught connected Israel successful what threatens to go a large determination escalation.

Warplanes successful Iraq and Syria person been deployed to intercept 'any airborne attacks wrong scope of our existing missions', the Ministry of Defence said.

Israeli subject spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 99 per cent of much than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles had been changeable down extracurricular the country's borders with craft intercepting much than 10 cruise missiles.

Iran has reiterated a informing to Israel todaym saying it should not respond to it onslaught connected Israeli territory arsenic its nexts steps volition beryllium bigger if it does.

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, the Iranian equipped forces main of staff, said if Israel retaliates, Iran's effect volition beryllium 'much larger' than the overnight bombardment, Reuters reported.

Meanwhile, Iran besides warned Washington that backing Israeli retaliation would pb to the targeting of US bases.

Israel has said it 'foiled' Iran's unprecedented onslaught connected its state yesterday and revealed 120 ballistic missiles on with 200 drones were utilized - with a seven-year-old miss near injured successful 'serious condition' astatine hospital.

Last night, guiltless civilians were forced to fly to weaponry shelters crossed the nation.

Iran sent the salvo of missiles successful effect to a drone onslaught astatine the opening of April successful Syria that killed 12 Iranians, including 2 apical generals.

The Israeli subject contiguous said that Iran's unprecedented overnight onslaught connected Israel has been 'foiled' with hundreds of missiles and drones intercepted with the assistance of the United States and allies.

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