Israel has urged the international community to take "a determined response" against Iran after the latter announced that it will increase its uranium enrichment level.

According to the reports Xinhua news agency report, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said that Iran's announcement on the resumption of 20 percent uranium enrichment "should serve as a wake-up call for advocates of a peaceful approach to Iran". Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi called on the international community "not to put up with Iran's defiant moves."

Earlier on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a separate statement that Tehran's announcement could be only explained as an "intention to develop a military nuclear program". "Israel will not allow Iran to manufacture nuclear weapons," he said.

On Monday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced that the 20 percent enriched uranium has started to be available at its Fordow facility. The enrichment started at the Fordow facility and has reached the stability level, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of AEOI, announced on state TV. The uranium is being obtained in two enrichment cascades, he added.

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