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According to the Israel Security Agency, [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel]] continually throughout 2012. The agency states that there were 92 rockets attacks in October.<ref>{{Cite document|url = http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Oct12report-en.aspx |title=Monthly summary – October 2012| publisher = Israel Security Agency}}</ref> Israelis were wounded in rocket fire and Palestinians were killed by airstrikes on October 24.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289057 Palestinians fire 34 projectiles into s. Israel], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289061 Iron Dome intercepts seven Gazan rockets], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289058 Three injured from Palestinian rocket attacks in Eshkol], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289059 Fresh rocket, mortar barrage brings total to 72; 5 hurt], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref> There were no more casualties on either side until November 2.
According to the Israel Security Agency, [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel]] continually throughout 2012. The agency recorded 116 rockets and 55 mortar shells fired against Israel in October.<ref>{{Cite document|url = http://www.shabak.gov.il/English/EnTerrorData/Reports/Pages/Oct12report-en.aspx |title=Monthly summary – October 2012| publisher = Israel Security Agency}}</ref> Israelis were wounded in rocket fire and Palestinians were killed by airstrikes on October 24.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289057 Palestinians fire 34 projectiles into s. Israel], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289061 Iron Dome intercepts seven Gazan rockets], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=289058 Three injured from Palestinian rocket attacks in Eshkol], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref><ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289059 Fresh rocket, mortar barrage brings total to 72; 5 hurt], Jerusalem Post 24-10-2012</ref> There were no more casualties on either side until November 2.


On 2 November a 22-year-old Palestinian was seriously wounded on Friday morning by Israeli tank fire on central Gaza Strip <ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533173|title=Israeli tank fire on central gaza strip}} </ref>
On 2 November a 22-year-old Palestinian was seriously wounded on Friday morning by Israeli tank fire on central Gaza Strip <ref> {{cite news|url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=533173|title=Israeli tank fire on central gaza strip}} </ref>

Revision as of 12:34, 17 November 2012

Operation Pillar of Cloud
Part of Gaza–Israel conflict
Map of Gaza Strip and Israel
Map of Gaza Strip and Israel border
Date14 November 2012 (2012-11-14) – present
Location
Southern Israel and Gaza Strip
30°40′N 34°50′E / 30.667°N 34.833°E / 30.667; 34.833
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 Israel

 Palestine Gaza Strip

Commanders and leaders
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister
Israel Ehud Barak
Minister of Defense
Israel Benny Gantz
Chief of General Staff
Israel Yoram Cohen
Director of Israel Security Agency		 Ismail Haniyeh
(Prime Minister of the Hamas Authority)
Mohammed Deif
(Commander of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades)
Ahmed Jaabari  †
Ramadan Shallah
(Secretary-General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad)
Strength
As many as 176,500 active duty and 75,000 reservists[1] At least 10,000[2]
Casualties and losses
none 19 killed[3]
According to Palestinians 19 Palestinian civilians killed[3]
According to Israel 3 Israeli civilians killed[4]

Operation Pillar of Cloud[5] (Template:Lang-he-n, Amúd Anán) is an Israel Defense Forces operation in the Gaza Strip, officially launched on 14 November 2012 with the killing of Ahmed Jabari, chief of the Gaza military wing of Hamas.[6][7][8]

The Israeli strikes killed 29[9] Palestinians including 11 fighters and 16 civilians.[10][11] The Gaza Health Ministry estimates that more than 130 people have been wounded.[12] About 500 targets were bombed by the evening of 16 November.[13] The Israeli government states that the purpose of the operation is to halt the flow of rocket attacks originating from the Gaza Strip against Israeli civilian populations[14] and to disrupt the capabilities of militant organizations.[15]

After the start of the Israeli operation, Palestinian militants further intensified their rocket attacks on Israel, firing over 500[13] Iranian Fajr-5, Russian Grad rockets, Qassams and mortars into Israeli cities and towns. Three Israelis were killed in a direct hit on a home in Kiryat Malachi,[6] and rockets hit Tel Aviv for the first time since the 1991 Gulf War.[16]

The European Union, United States, United Kingdom, and several additional Western countries condemned the Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and/or expressed support for Israel's right to defend its citizens. Russia,[17] Egypt, Turkey and several other Arab and Muslim countries condemned the Israeli operation.[18][19][20][21] China[22] and France[23] expressed concern for the possibility of civilian casualties and urged restraint. The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session on the situation but did not reach a decision.[24]

Background

Main article: Gaza–Israel conflict
Further information: List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2012 and March 2012 Gaza–Israel clashes

Tensions between Israel and the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip continued after the 2008–2009 Gaza War, as the two sides experienced periodic fighting. The Gaza Strip's economy continued to decline since the Israeli-imposed blockade took effect in 2007, blockading the enclave's imports.[25][13][26] Hamas has demanded an end to the blockade, as one of the conditions for a truce with Israel.[27] Israel will hold elections for the Knesset on January 22, 2013, and some sources (including Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan[28]) suggest the operation was timed to improve the current government's electoral prospects.[29] [30][31][32] Israel denies that the operation is related to the elections.[33]

Pre-operation events

According to the Israel Security Agency, rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel continually throughout 2012. The agency recorded 116 rockets and 55 mortar shells fired against Israel in October.[34] Israelis were wounded in rocket fire and Palestinians were killed by airstrikes on October 24.[35][36][37][38] There were no more casualties on either side until November 2.

On 2 November a 22-year-old Palestinian was seriously wounded on Friday morning by Israeli tank fire on central Gaza Strip [39] On 5 November, Israeli soldiers killed an unarmed mentally-unfit[40] 20-year-old Palestinian when he neared the Gaza–Israel border fence. According to Palestinian medics, the man had learning difficulties.[41][42] On the 5th of November a Palestinian road side bomb exploded and Israeli soldiers were injured. On 8 November, the IDF made a short-range incursion into Gaza after finding more bombs along the border, leading to a gunfight with the Popular Resistance Committees.[43] During the clash, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was killed "by machine-gun fire, either from IDF helicopters or tanks that took part in the incident."[44][45] Later that day, Palestinian militants detonated an explosives-packed tunnel they had dug on the border, wounding four Israeli soldiers.[46][47][45] Hamas' military wing claimed responsibility for the blast, stating that it was in response to the killing of the boy.[48]

According to Arutz Sheva, 2 Qassam rocket were fired into Israel on 9 November, exploding in open ground.[49]

On 10 November, militants fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF Jeep on routine patrol near Israel's side of the border, wounding four soldiers one of whom is in critical condition.[50][47][51][52][53] The IDF shelled the source of the fire and pre-chosen targets in the Sa'ajiya area. Hamas spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said that four teenagers were killed.[54][52] Militants then fired at least 30 rockets and several mortars into Israel, prompting Israelis in the area to seek shelter.[43][55]

The sides continued to exchange fire for several days after the incident. Militants fired more than 150 rockets, striking Israeli homes. Several Israelis were wounded, including two whose car was hit.[51][56] Schools across southern Israel were closed.[57] Israel carried out further airstrikes in Gaza, killing six militants.[52]

In the days before the operation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that "Israel's reaction will come at the appropriate time." However, following a cabinet meeting in the morning before the operation, Minister Benny Begin said that "the current exchange of hostilities seems to be over". According to one Israeli analyst, these mixed messages, the expected diplomatic repercussions from Egypt and the risks of a war on the eve of the Israeli elections are three factors designed to foster a laissez-faire atmosphere for Gaza's Palestinian leaders.[vague][58]

On 12 November, Hamas and PIJ officials indicated a willingness to discuss a ceasefire. A PIJ spokesman said, "The ball is in Israel's court. The resistance factions will observe Israel's behavior on the ground and will act accordingly." However, the Israeli military claims Palestinians fired 12 rockets on 12 November.[59] Two rockets were fired into Israel during the day. Israel asked the UN Security Council to condemn the rocket attacks, with Barak saying that Israel "would not accept the harm to daily life of our civilians".[59][60]

An Israeli peace activist, Gershon Baskin, who was a mediator between Israel and Hamas in the negotiations that resulted in the release of Gilad Shalit, reported that hours before the strike that killed Ahmed Jabari, he received a draft of a permanent truce agreement between Israel and Hamas. He stated that the timing of the strike will cost the lives of "innocent people on both sides."[61][62] [63]

The operation

14 November

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A rocket fired from the Gaza strip in mid-November 2012
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A burning car in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes

The operation began about 16h (Israel time) with an airstrike targeting Ahmed Jabari, chief of Hamas's military wing.[64] Osama Hamdan, a Hamas representative in Lebanon, said the airstrike also killed Jabari's son. The IDF released a video of this airstrike.[65] On the same day, an Israeli round hit the home of Jihad Mishrawi, a BBC Arabic video editor residing in Gaza. The airstrike killed his 11-month old son Omar, and his sister in law. Mishrawi told the BBC Middle East bureau chief that there had been no fighting in his residential neighbourhood at the time of the attack.[66]

The IDF also struck against 20 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, including underground rocket launchers and an ammunition warehouse stocking Iranian-made, long-range Fajr-5 missiles.[67] The IDF said that many of the targeted weapon stashes were in residential areas and evidenced "the pattern of Hamas to use the population in Gaza as human shields." Israel claims to have destroyed most of this long-range capability.[68] An IDF spokesman said that the goal of the operation is to "bring back quiet to southern Israel, and... to strike at terror organizations."[68] At the same time, Israeli spokespersons said that it would try "to avoid civilian casualties."[69]

Gazan militants continued to fire rockets towards the Israeli cities of Beersheba, Ashdod, Ofakim and the Shaar Hanegev and Eshkol Regional Council. The Iron Dome missile defense system made 130 interceptions.[70] About 55 rockets were launched on the evening of 14 November, including a Grad rocket fired in the direction of the Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona.[71] On the night of 14 November, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli cabinet had authorized a partial call-up of reservists in case they were needed for a large ground-based operation.[72]

15 November

Rising smoke in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Malachi after it was hit by rockets from Gaza militants

On 15 November, all schools within 40 kilometers of the Gaza Strip were closed down. An 8-month old girl was killed in Gaza when her house was shelled.[73] In total, 15 Palestinians were killed, including five militants and two children during the airstrikes.[11][74][75][76]

Thirteen Israelis were treated for injuries suffered during the night. Three Israelis, a man and two women, were killed when a rocket struck a four-storey building in Kiryat Malachi. Magen David Adom paramedics treated five wounded people at the scene, including a 11-month-old child who was critically injured. A further five missiles were fired at the town as emergency services attempted to rescue those trapped inside the debris. A residence in Ashdod and a school in Ofakim were struck by rockets. The Israeli air force distributed leaflets over Gaza telling residents to keep a distance from Palestinian forces and their facilities.[77]

Also on 15 November, at least two Fajr rockets landed in the suburbs of Tel Aviv. No injuries were reported. This was the first time that Gush Dan has been targeted by missiles since the Persian Gulf War, when Saddam Hussein launched a number of Scud missiles at Israel.[78] On the night of 15 November, the Israeli Air Force launched a series of 70 bombing runs to destroy what it said were underground medium-range rocket launchers.[79]

16 November

The prime minister of Egypt, Hisham Qandil, paid a visit to the Gaza Strip on 16 November. His official purpose of the visit was to "show solidarity with the Palestinian people." He arranged for a 3-hour ceasefire to accommodate his visit.[80] About 50 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip during this window. Hamas argued that the IDF bombed a Hamas commander's house in Gaza during the ceasefire,[81] but the IDF denies the claim.[82]

Through the evening of 16 November, around 500 rockets were fired from Gaza. Iron Dome intercepted 184 of these. Israel at this point had bombed about 500 targets in Gaza.[13] Palestinan militants fired a rocket aimed at Jerusalem setting off air raid sirens in the city and making new front.[83]

Also that evening, the Israeli cabinet approved expanding the cap on reservist call-ups from 30,000 to 75,000.[84] Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that the government was not considering an overthrow of the Hamas-led government in Gaza.[84]

Casualties

According to Palestinian officials 38 Palestinians have been killed to date, 19 militants and 19 civilians, among them a pregnant woman and eight children.[3]According to Israel authorities three Israeli civilians, two men and one woman,[73] have also been killed.[85]

Social media and Internet

The IDF made widespread use of Twitter and a liveblog to give an up-to-date account of its operations. The military wing of Hamas also made use of Twitter, publicising its rocket and mortar attacks and tweeting when Israeli casualties were reported.[86][87] Foreign Policy magazine labeled this effort a "milestone in military communications."[88][87] Twitter had previously been used to present information regarding military engagements by both the Kenya Defence Forces and Al Shabaab during the KDF's operation against Al Shabaab in Somalia in 2011.[89][90][91] The IDF's Twitter account gained more than 50,000 new followers in 24 hours.[92]

The IDF's blog incorporates gamification features where visitors are awarded points and earn badges for doing certain things, such as visiting the blog or sharing its contents on their social networks.[93] These features have been criticized as offensive by some commentators, such as ReadWrite's Jon Mitchell.[94]

Hamas were accused of using pictures of children that have been injured or killed in Syria and presenting them in the social media as Palestinian dead. One of its tweets about the Israeli strikes contained a picture of a dead girl that previously been posted on the Syrians & Friends Facebook page in October.[95][96][97] Another photo of explosions that was uploaded to the Facebook page affiliated with Hamas appeared to be digitally altered.[86] There were suggestions that a Gazan man had feigned injury, being seen carried by Palestinians in apparent discomfort, and yet moments later walking on his own.[98][99][better source needed]

Anonymous attacked many Israeli websites in response to the IDF offensive in Gaza and claims to have taken down at least 50 sites.[100] Many of the websites were replaced with messages condemning the Israeli campaign and expressing support for the citizens of Gaza.[101] Hackers from Kuwait disrupted the website of Likud MK Danny Danon, who had posted an online petition urging the government of Israel to cease providing the Gaza Strip with electricity.[102]

Reactions

International

Israel On the first day of the operation, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said "Today we sent a clear message to Hamas and other terrorist organisations, and if it becomes necessary we are prepared to expand the operation."[103] According to Haaretz, President Shimon Peres updated US President Barack Obama by phone and told him "Israel does not want an escalation but for the last five days we were under nonstop bombardment, mothers and children cannot sleep in peace at night. There is a limit to what Israel can withstand. Ahmed Jabari was behind many terror activities."[104]

Most Israeli political leaders, including Tzipi Livni, Shelly Yachimovich, Shaul Mofaz, and Naftali Bennett applauded the operation. However, leaders of the left-wing Meretz party voiced opposition on the radio and online.[105] The Israeli Foreign Ministry went into semi-emergency mode, canceling all vacations for its Jerusalem staffers.[104]

Hamas Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, called the assassination of Ahmed Jabari an act of war.[106] On 14 November 2012, a statement from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said "The occupation has opened the gates of hell on itself" and vowed that its militants would "continue the path of resistance".[107] Similarly Abu Ahmed, a spokesman for the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, called the assassination a "declaration of war" pledging a response within hours.[106]
Palestinian National Authority Palestinian officials have asked the U.N. Security Council to act to halt Israel's military operation in Gaza.[108] President Mahmoud Abbas cut short a tour of Europe to return to the West Bank.[109]
United Nations The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation during the night of 14–15 November and came to no decision. President Pro Tempore of the Council Hardeep Singh Puri subsequently told reporters: “In short, the message that must resonate from this meeting is ‘the violence has to stop’”.[110]
European Union EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said: "The rocket attacks by Hamas and other factions in Gaza, which began this current crisis are totally unacceptable for any government and must stop. Israel has the right to protect its population from these kind of attacks. I urge Israel to ensure that its response is proportionate."[111]
Australia The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, stated that "The government condemns the repeated rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip and calls on Hamas to cease these immediately. Australia supports Israel's right to defend itself against these indiscriminate attacks. Such attacks on Israel's civilian population are utterly unacceptable."[112]
Belgium Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders stressed "Israel’s legitimate right to defend its population against these attacks" and called for a "measured response".[113]
Bulgaria Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov defended "the right of Israeli citizens to live peacefully" and condemned the rocket attacks by "Hamas and other militant groups". At the same time he urged Israel to take "strict measures to avoid civilian casualties among the Palestinian population" and expressed condolences to the families of victims among the civilian population on both sides.[114]
Canada Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, issued a statement stating, “We fundamentally believe that Israel has the right to defend itself and its citizens from terrorist threats. Far too often, the Jewish people find themselves on the front lines in the struggle against terrorism, the great struggle of our generation. Just last weekend, more than 100 rockets rained down on civilians in southern Israel from positions in the Gaza Strip. Canada condemns the terrorist group Hamas and stands with Israel as it deals with regional threats to peace and security.”[115]
China A spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China told reporters in a news conference that China expressed "concern" to the clashes and urge all sides, particularly Israel, to display "restraint" and avoid civilian casualties.[116]
Czech Republic The Czech Foreign Ministry released a statement saying: "The Czech Republic deeply regrets the loss of civilian lives in Israel and Gaza as well as the current escalation of the situation. The Czech Republic fully recognizes Israel’s right to self defense against rocket barrage carried out by the militant organizations in the Gaza Strip while underlining importance of avoiding civilian casualties. The Czech Republic calls on both sides to refrain from all forms of violence and provocative actions and to bring quiet to the civilian population of both sides.[117]
Egypt Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi sated that "The Israelis must realise that this aggression is unacceptable and would only lead to instability in the region" and expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza.[118] The Foreign Ministry of Egypt berated the operation and called on Israel to halt its attacks. According to The Guardian, the chairman of the Freedom and Justice party, Saad El-Katatni, said: "The Egyptian people revolted against injustice and will not accept an attack on Gaza. The brutal aggression on Gaza proves that Israel has not yet learned that Egypt has changed".[119] The recently appointed Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Yasser Reda, has been summoned back to his capital, for briefing, in reaction to the strikes.[120] An Egyptian official reported that Egyptian hospitals are ready to receive wounded Palestinians and that the Rafah Crossing will remain open.[121] Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil announced his plan to visit Gaza on Friday, 16 November.[122]
France The French Foreign Ministry released a statement saying: "France is exceedingly worried about the deteriorating situation in Gaza and the South of Israel. It is calling on the parties to refrain from any escalation of violence since the Israeli and the Palestinian civilian population would inevitably pay the price." French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot visited Kiryat Malachi, where three Israeli civilians were killed, and expressed his solidarity with Israeli victims of rocket attacks.[123]
Germany German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said: "It is obvious that Israel has a legitimate right to defend itself and protect its own citizens against rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip... Now it is necessary that everyone contributes to deescalating the situation. Everybody needs to understand that we need to prevent worse things from happening. We call upon all parties to act wisely and in a deescalating manner."[123] A spokesperson for Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "Hamas in Gaza is responsible for the outbreak of violence. There is no justification for the shooting of rockets at Israel, which has led to massive suffering of the civilian population. The Chancellor urges those responsible in the Gaza Strip to immediately stop firing on Israel. At the same time she calls on the Egyptian government to use its influence on Hamas to limit the violence and bring it to an end."[111]
Hungary The Hungarian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, "We regard it as a necessity that the sides exercise self-restraint and desist from the use of violence. We support all efforts which facilitate the termination of fighting."[124]
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast berated the Israeli strikes, saying that they were a "sign of the regime's brutal nature".[125]
Jordan Jordanian Information Minister Sameeh Maaytah said: "Israel's aggressive policy placed the area again in a cycle of violence and instability. This additional hostility... closes all doors on negotiations and the achievement of political arrangements. Israel deprives the Palestinian people of their political and national right to create an independent state... Israel’s aggression needs to be stopped and the Palestinian people need to be protected."[123]
Netherlands Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said Hamas is guilty for the escalation: "Hamas has attacked Israel by firing rockets over and over again. Doing this makes Hamas the mainactor that is guilty for the Israeli reaction". He also said: "Let it be clear that the currect created and unbelievable sorrow of the people in the Gazastrip is in first place the result of Hamas' actions". Beside that he stated: "Israel has the full right to defend itself as long as its does this in a proportional way".
Non-Aligned Movement A statement released by Iran, which holds the rotating presidency of the bloc, condemned the Israeli air strikes.[126]
Norway Norwegian Foreign Minister said he is worried about the escalation of violence between the Palestinians and Israelis of which leader of the Hamas military Ahmed Jabar was killed. He said the rocket attacks on Israel are "clearly unacceptable" and that Israel has a right to defend itself. He added that reactions must be proportional and must distinguish between combatants and non-combatants.[127], refusing and postponing to say whether the Israeli response indeed was "within acceptable limits".[128]
Qatar After a meeting in the Saudi capital between Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers and their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to discuss Syrian Civil War, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani told journalists "I condemn in the name of Qatar... This filthy crime must not pass without a punishment. The UN Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities in preserving peace and security in the world."[129]
Romania Romanian Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean issued a press release statting: "It is extremely important to avoid escalation of violence, and this can be exploited on multiple fronts by regional groups with different agendas, which don't promote stability and security in the region."[130]
Russia Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for end to the violence after a meeting held with Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh.[131] Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said: "The attacks on southern Israel, as well as Israel’s disproportionate shelling, are entirely unacceptable. We urge all sides to end the military confrontation immediately and to prevent a new round of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip."[123]
Syria The Syrian Government called Israel's actions "barbaric, reprehensible crimes" and called on the international community to pressure Israel into halting its strikes.[132]
Turkey Foreign Ministry of Turkey condemned the Israeli strikes with a written statement. "We strongly condemn this Israeli attack and immediately demand that it be stopped," the statement said, adding that no country, Israel included, is above international law.[133]
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "Hamas bears principal responsibility for the current crisis. I utterly condemn rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel by Hamas and other armed groups. This creates an intolerable situation for Israeli civilians in southern Israel, who have the right to live without fear of attack from Gaza." He also called on all those involved "to avoid any action which risks civilian casualties or escalates the crisis."[134]
United States The U.S. Department of State issued a press release stating, "We strongly condemn the barrage of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel, and we regret the death and injury of innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians caused by the ensuing violence." The statement offered support for Israel's right to self-defense and urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties in its military operations.[135]

Non-governmental organizations

  • Amnesty International said that both sides should stop the violence, and Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, said "The Israeli military must not carry out further indiscriminate attacks, or attacks in densely populated residential areas that will inevitably harm civilians." and "Palestinian armed groups in Gaza meanwhile must not fire indiscriminate rockets into Israel. The international community must put pressure on both sides to fully respect the laws of war and protect civilian lives and property."[136]
  • Human Rights Watch said that “Israeli and Palestinian forces alike need to make all feasible efforts to avoid harming civilians,” and “there is no justification for Palestinian armed groups unlawfully launching rockets at Israeli population centers.”[137]
  • The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem warned both sides about causing civilian deaths and stated: "Protection of civilians stands at the heart of international humanitarian law. They must never be targeted; all measures must be taken to protect them. B'Tselem demands that the Israeli government respect these principles at all times and under all circumstances."[138]
  • The J Street organization said it "stands with Israel and its right to defend itself from all threats to its people and territory. Our sympathies go out to the Israeli victims and families caught in the violence. We reiterate our call on Hamas to immediately cease rocket attacks on Israel and to ensure that other groups in Gaza desist as well." It also urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties and hoped for President Obama to "mobilize international partners to broker a ceasefire quickly."[139]

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