On the evening of Thursday 3 October, the G7 leaders called on the regional players in the Middle East to show restraint, while Israel claims to have struck more than 2,000 sites in four days in southern Lebanon, and the Jewish state has promised to retaliate against Iranian strikes.
“A dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliation risks fuelling uncontrollable escalation in the Middle East, which is in no one’s interest. Therefore, we call on all regional players to act responsibly and...