Gaza rocket fire continues despite ceasefire, as rocket explodes in parking lot in Netivot several hours after Qassam, mortar shell fired at south. Five people suffer from anxiety, damage caused to vehicles
Ynet reporters
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in a parking lot in Netivot on Tuesday hours after the introduction of a lull between Israel and Palestinian terror groups. Five people suffered from anxiety and damage was caused to several vehicles.
Earlier, a Benjamin Netanyahu praised southern residents for their forbearance in the past four days. Speaking in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said: „The recent activity is a testimony to our offensive policy aiming to prevent Israeli citizens from being harmed. Our message is clear – calm begets calm. Anyone who breaks the calm or even tries to break the calm will be traced and targeted by our forces.
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- IDF, Shin Bet, Air Force and Iron Dome operators and combatants as well as southern council heads for their leadership. He saluted residents of the south for their forbearance in the face of terror.
Meanwhile, Israel submitted a letter of complaint to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over the Security Council’s failure to comment on the firing of rockets at Israel’s south. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor accused the UN of „zero words of condemnation” despite the firing of more than 250 rockets at Israel since Friday.
„The lives of 1,000,000 Israeli civilians are paralyzed. 200,000 Israeli children are out of school,” the letter stated. „Yet, the Security Council has uttered zero words of condemnation of these attacks. There is something wrong with this equation. „
Ilana Curiel, Neri Brener, Attila Somfalvi and Yitzhak Benhorin contributed to this report
