US President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom called on Iran in a joint statement to withdraw its threat to attack Israel, the White House announced.

Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, they discussed the serious consequences of a possible attack on regional security, the White House said in a statement.

"We have called on Iran to withdraw its threats of a military attack on Israel and discussed the serious consequences for regional security should such an attack occur," the leaders said after a joint phone call, expressing support for Israel's defense against Iran and its allies.

At the same time they called for the delivery and distribution of aid to Gaza, it reports "H1".

The leaders of all five countries said they supported a call by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza this week, with the goal of reaching an agreement as soon as possible.

They emphasized that "there is no more time to lose".

US National Security Adviser John Kirby previously estimated that Iran could launch a series of major attacks on Israel this week. He acknowledged that in the event of an attack, "it could definitely affect the negotiations" for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which would be followed by the release of the Israeli hostages. The negotiations are scheduled for Thursday.

As Iran threatens retaliation for the assassinations of the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and the commander of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, Fouad Shukra, in Beirut, the United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East to help defend Israel. against a possible attack by Iran and its allies.

Tehran and Tel Aviv are counting down the hours until a major Iranian attack on Israel