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Foreign Secretary statement: Israel鈥檚 right to defend itself

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has issued the following statement on Israel's right to defend itself from incursions from Syria.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Published
12 February 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

皇冠体育app United Kingdom is concerned at developments over Israel鈥檚 border with Syria this weekend. We support Israel鈥檚 right to defend itself against any incursions into its territory.

We are concerned at the Iranian actions, which detract from efforts to get a genuine peace process underway.

We encourage Russia to use its influence to press the regime and its backers to avoid provocative actions and to support de-escalation in pursuit of a broader political settlement.

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Published 12 February 2018