Iran's attack on Israel has Middle East on the'brink', warns UN chief | BBC News

It's time to "step back from the brink", UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres has said, after Iran's attack on Israel.

Iran launched more than 300 projectiles at Israel onSaturday, in what it said was retaliation to an earlierstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

It's unclear how Israel plans to respond, but warcabinet minister Benny Gantz said it will "exact a price"for Iran's attack when the timing is right.

Mr Guterres told the UN security council that people inthe Middle East face the danger of a devastatingfull-scale conflict, while UK Foreign Secretary DavidCameron said now is the time to de-escalate.

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