Iran warns it will be forced to take 'pre-emptive action' against Israel in 'the coming hours' as Jewish nation prepares for ground offensive on the Gaza Strip - sparking fears of wider conflict in th

Iran has warned it could be forced to take 'pre-emptive action' against Israel in the 'coming hours' as the Jewish nation prepares for a ground offensive on the Gaza strip. Pictured: An injured Palestinian child is taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital Germany warned Iran not to 'pour oil on the fire' of the Israel-Hamas war, after the country's foreign minister met with high-ranking Hamas officials. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced late Saturday that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group was on its way to the eastern Mediterranean to 'deter' any escalation Israeli army Puma armoured personnel carrierss move in a column near the Gaza border in southern Israel on October 14, 2023 The UN said it was ‘deep in negotiations’ with Israel and Hamas in a bid to reach an agreement over aid and to establish humanitarian corridors. Hundreds of protestors gathered outside central London's BBC Broadcasting House as the National Jewish Assembly hosted the rally alongside the UK Lawyers for Israel, the Campaign Against Antisemitism and the European Jewish Association As the impact of the war spreads across the world, the BBC came under increased pressure to call Hamas 'terrorists' Protesters placed posters of kidnapped Israelis on a wall opposite the iconic building while others chanted, prayed and waved Israeli flags for around 90 minutes A BBC spokesperson said: 'We always take our use of language very seriously. He has been a judge on Dragon’s Den since 2015 In the caption beneath his post Suleyman suggested that countries and leaders who support Israel will 'have blood on their hands' Screengrabs published by the Guido Fawkes website appeared to show posts from Fadzai Madzingira's account describing Israel as an 'apartheid state' A spokesman for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said: ‘It would be nice to hear some words of support from Touker Suleyman who does not otherwise appear to have vocalised any support or sympathy explicitly for the Israeli citizens, including babies, children and the elderly who were victims of unspeakably brutal attacks by the genocidal terrorist group Hamas.’ In a further blow media watchdog Ofcom's online safety supervision director was suspended after anti-Israel comments were posted on her private Instagram account.