US Senator Bernie Sanders has warned that the United States must avoid being pulled into “another Netanyahu war” following Israel’s attack on Iran.

"These strikes also directly contravened the express wishes of the United States, which was seeking a diplomatic resolution to the long-standing tensions around Iran’s nuclear programme. Talks were planned for Sunday, but Netanyahu chose instead to launch an attack," Sanders said on Friday.

The US, along with the international community, should do "everything possible" to prevent an escalation of this conflict and bring the warring parties to the negotiating table, he added.

He also condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “unilateral” strike on Iran as reckless and destabilising and warned that it could trigger a broader regional war.

"The world is more dangerous and unstable as a result of the extremist Netanyahu’s government's ongoing defiance of international law.

"First, he uses the starvation of children in Gaza as a tool of war, a barbaric violation of the Geneva Conventions. Now, his illegal unilateral attack on Iran risks a full-blown regional war," Sanders noted.

Israel’s Iran attacks

Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran early on Friday, targeting Tehran’s nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders and scientists, prompting Tehran to strike back.

The death toll from both sides continues to rise amid intensified bombardments.

Sanders criticised Netanyahu’s government as extremist, accusing it of defying international law and worsening the situation in the Middle East.