The World Tonight

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron that Israel would “make its own decisions” over how to respond to an Iranian attack. Lord Cameron is one of several western foreign ministers who are expected to visit Israel in the coming days as part of a diplomatic drive to prevent an escalation of fighting in the Middle East. We talk to the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy.

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