Benjamin Netanyahu considered asking Vladimir Putin to pressure Iran into calling off a missile attack, Russian media has suggested. Mr Netanyahu had asked to talk with Putin on Tuesday afternoon, according to Russian news agencies,

"Negotiations are currently underway to hold a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin amid an expected Iranian attack on Israel. If such a conversation does take place,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran's missile attack on Israel failed and vowed retaliation. "Iran made a big mistake tonight - and it will pay for it," he said at the outset of a political-security meeting.