The UN Mideast envoy is urging the Security Council to condemn the indiscriminate firing of rockets by Gaza’s Hamas rulers toward Israel, saying this dramatically increases the risk of escalation and a new conflict.
Nikolay Mladenov tells the council that since 6 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Tuesday, “a fragile calm seems to have taken hold.” He urges all sides “to exercise maximum restraint as the situation remains very tense.”
In the past 10 days, Mladenov said, there have been two rocket attacks from Gaza targeting the Tel Aviv area, “which represents a very serious escalation.”
A rocket launched Monday from Gaza hit a house in central Israel, wounding seven people and sparking the latest escalation.
Over the following 24 hours, Mladenov says, at least 103 rockets and mortars were fired from Gaza toward Israel, one damaging a house in Sderot. He says Israel conducted 42 airstrikes on various locations in Gaza and fired 16 shells toward Gaza, wounding seven Palestinians, according to local sources, and destroying several buildings including Hamas offices and security buildings.
— AP
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