Key points
- UN watchdog 'concerned' Israel could target Iranian nuclear facilities
- Alistair Bunkall analysis:Israel will likely respond - with or without international support
- Israel 'wants to carry out action against Iran coordinated with US'
- US fighter jet squadrons remain in Middle East
- What Israel could do now and what its allies are saying: Here's the latest from our experts
- Michael Clarke analysis:All Israel's options for retaliation come with complications
- Live reporting by Brad Young
Netanyahu seeks to draw attention away from Gaza by escalating with Iran, says Jordan
Jordan has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of seeking to draw attention away from Gaza by escalating the confrontation with Iran.
Foreign ministerAyman Safadi said the international community shouldstop the Israeli prime minister from "stealing"attention away from Gaza.
He said Iran had responded to theattack against its consulate and had announced that it "didnot want to escalate further".
"We are against escalating. Netanyahu wants to drawattention away from Gaza and focus on his confrontation withIran," Mr Safadi added.
Germany foreign minister travelling to Israel today to urge de-escalation
Germany's foreign minister will travel toIsraeltoday for discussions on how to prevent an escalation of tensions in the region following Iran's attack over the weekend.
"It is incredibly important for us as the German federal government in these fragile times that we all work together to contribute to de-escalation for the entire region," Annalena Baerbock said at a news conference in Berlin with her Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi.
Almost 34,000 Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, health ministry says
At least 33,843 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military offensive since 7 October, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says.
Another 76,575 people have been wounded, the ministry added.
The updated figures come after 46 Palestinians were killed and 110 injured inthe past 24 hours, it said.
The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and fighters in its reports, but says most of those killed are women and children.
War cabinet meeting today to discuss Iran response
Israel's war cabinet will meet today to discuss its response to the Iranian attack, an Israeli officials has told Reuters.
No time has yet been set for the meeting, they said.
It will be the third time that the decision-making cabinetconvenes since Saturday.
Foreign minister Israel Katz said earlier there will be a military response and a "diplomatic offensive".
The latter refers Israel's calls for allies to proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation and to impose sanctions.
France, Germany, the UK, Russia, the US and the UN have called for military restraint.
US could issue fresh sanctions against Iran
The US could issue fresh sanctions against Iran in response to its attack on Israel, according to Axios.
Treasury secretary JanetYellen will say the US will "not hesitate to work with our allies to use our sanctions authority", Axios reported, citing a copy of her remarks.
"The attack by Iran and its proxies underscores theimportance of the treasury's work to use our economic tools tocounter Iran's malign activity," she will say.
Israel has been lobbying its allies to issue sanctions since Saturday's attack, in particular those that would target Iran's missile capabilities.
EasyJet suspends flights to Tel Aviv for summer season
EasyJet has suspended its flights to Tel Aviv for the entire summer.
It plans to resume travel to the Israeli city on 27 October.
It is the latest of more than a dozen airlines that has cancelled or rerouted flights in the region in recent days.
Others included Lufthansa, KLM, United Airlines, Air India, Austrian Airlines and Emirates Airlines - although Lufthansa announced it would resume flights today.
Israel imposing 'unlawful' restrictions on aid, says UN rights office
Israel is still imposing"unlawful" restrictions on humanitarian relief for Gaza, theUNHuman Rights Officehas said.
Its military was continuing to destroy civilian infrastructure, said spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
"Israel continues to impose unlawful restrictions on theentry and distribution of humanitarian assistance, and to carryout widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure," she said at a news briefing in Geneva.
The amount of aid now entering Gaza is disputed, withIsraelandWashingtonsaying aid flows have risen in recent days but UN agencies saying it is still far below bare minimum levels requiredto meet basic needs.
'Alliances work both ways': Wallace calls on Israel to help Ukraine
Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has urged the government to use its defence of Israel as leverage to secure Israeli support for Ukraine.
Mr Wallace, writing in The Daily Telegraph, said Israel had been "absent" from the list of countries donating weapons and other items to Ukraine.
He said he had "pleaded" with the country's ambassador but had been told Israel "didn't want to upset Russia".
"We stand by Israel because we share common values, oppose terrorism and respect sovereignty. But if pilots of the RAF are to help protect Israel, then we should expect Israel to help Ukraine with lethal weapons and other assets, because alliances work both ways," said Mr Wallace.
The former cabinet minister also called for a strong response to Iran's attack, saying the UK was "weak" in Tehran's eyes.
He said: "I have learnt, working against Britain's adversaries, that the only way to deal with a bully is to retaliate.
"The only option when Iran and Russia hit, I have concluded, is to hit back twice as hard and not stop until they get the message."
Sunak set to urge Netanyahu to show restraint
Rishi Sunak is set to urge Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint in a call later today.
In a Commons statement yesterday, Mr Sunak said he would "express our solidarity with Israel in the face of this attack" and "discuss how we can prevent further escalation".
Foreign secretary Lord Cameron is also expected to visit Israel soon, after urging its government to be "smart as well as tough".
Former MI6 chief says 'not necessary' to officially brand Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists
A former head of MI6 has said it is not necessary to proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organisation.
Sir John Sawers said anti-terror legislation was designed to be used against groups, not states, and calls in the UK to ban the IRGC were "a rhetorical position".
Israel has demanded the IRGC be recognised as a terrorist group after Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel in response to a suspected Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate in Syria.
"Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism, there's no doubt about that, but a state poses a much more substantial threat than a terrorist organisation does," said Sir John.
"If the head of MI5 came out and said 'I really need a proscription of the Revolutionary Guards in order to protect this country against the plotting they're doing here', well, that would be one thing, but I'm not hearing that."
The IRGC is an official political and military entity separate to the regular Iranian armed forces, charged with protecting the values of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
It answers to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. President Ebrahim Raisi's cabinet is primarily made up of former IRGC officers.
"I don't think the professionals in the government are calling for this [proscription]," said Sir John.
"I think it's more of a rhetorical position of people in various parts of the political spectrum looking for something to do without really thinking through the substance of it."
