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World leaders call for restraint after Israeli raids in Syria
2018-05-11
[Al Jazeera] The United Nations
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, Russia, La Belle France, Germany and Britannia have urged Israel and Iran to avoid any further escalation after Israel carried out air raids against what it said were Iranian targets in Syria.

Israel said the bombardment on Thursday was in retaliation for Iranian rocket fire on its positions in the occupied Golan Heights. There were no Israeli casulaties.

Iran made no comment about the rocket fire.

The raids come after weeks of rising tensions and followed US President Donald Trump
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's decision on Tuesday to withdraw from the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a move Israel had long advocated.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for an "immediate halt to all hostile acts" in a statement.

He urged the Security Council to remain actively aware of the situation and "shoulder its responsibilities" under the UN Charter.

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