Iran launched more than 200 drones and missiles against Israel during the night from Saturday to Sunday, in response to a strike against its consulate in Damascus. Emmanuel Macron “condemned with the greatest firmness the unprecedented attack launched by Iran against Israel’ The heads of state and government of the G7, of which France is a member, will meet by videoconference this Sunday at the beginning of the afternoon, "to discuss the Iranian attack against Israel", announced the Italian government.

The Security Council is also due to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday, with UN chief Antonio Guterres condemning “a serious escalation”. The G7 will send messages to Israel, the greatest caution is necessary to prevent the situation from getting worse, says Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. “We are working to prevent there from being an even stronger military crisis,” says Tajani, who currently chairs this group of industrialized countries. The Israeli army said on Sunday that the unprecedented direct Iranian attack was “foiled”