UN holds emergency meeting called by Israel

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss Iran's attack on Israel, with diplomats urging restraint by all parties to prevent conflict in the region from escalating, Report informs, citing the Deccan Herald Newspaper.

The brazen attack this weekend, when Iran launched a barrage of drones and missiles in retaliation for Israel's attacking its embassy compound in Syria earlier in the month, was the first time Iran had launched open attacks against Israel from its soil.

The Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, told the council that it was "time to step back from the brink", and that its members, as well as the United Nations at large, had the collective responsibility "to actively engage all parties concerned to prevent further escalation."