We stand with Israel, says Keir Starmer after Iranian attack

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has condemned Iran’s attack on Israel, saying he is “deeply concerned that the region is on the brink”.

“We stand with Israel and we recognise her right to self-defence in the face of this aggression,” he said in a televised address from Downing Street.

The Israeli military says around 180 missiles were fired, most of which were intercepted.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched the missiles in retaliation for recent attacks that killed the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as a senior Iranian commander.