Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 11, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 11, 2023
FM Cohen speaks to 10 counterparts since start of Gaza operation
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, left, meets with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on May 9, 2023 (Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has spoken with 10 foreign ministers since the operation started, a Foreign Ministry spokesman tells The Times of Israel.
Some of those ministers are “from the region.”
The Foreign Ministry is working to protect Israel’s legitimacy, ensuring that the international community gives it room to operate against Islamic Jihad.
It sent a series of messages to its diplomatic missions around the world, telling them to stress that this round started with the rocket fire last week, that Israel is targeting PIJ chiefs and is doing everything it can to hit only terrorists.
Diplomats are also asking countries to specifically condemn the rocket fire from Gaza.
