WATCH: Keir Starmer responds to Israel retaliation - 'Restraint has to be the way forward!'

Keir Starmer has responded after Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran just days after Tehran fired more than 300 drones and missiles.

The Labour leader said: "'I'm deeply concerned about the prospect of escalation. Escalation of the conflict in the Middle East is in nobody's interest.

"It's very, very important, therefore, that everybody urges restraint on all sides."

Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed to seek revenge at a "maximum level", reportedly hit sites near a military base early on Friday morning.

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