around 3,000 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel in less than a week

Some 3000 rockets they were launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel in less than a week, the IDF, which is carrying out attacks on the Palestinian enclave, reported on Sunday.

Since hostilities began on Monday evening, “Hamas has carried out a very intense attack in terms of rate of fire, ”General Ori Gordin said in an interview with reporters.

“More than 1000 rockets which were to fall in populated areas have been intercepted ”since Monday, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Twitter.

Hours earlier, the military said it had attacked 90 Hamas and Islamic Jihad positions in the enclave in the past 24 hours.

The house of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas political leader in Gaza, was affected by Israeli bombing. At the moment, the fate of this top leader is unknown.

According to the Gaza authorities, Israeli shelling killed 181 people, including 52 children, and more than 1,200 injured in the Gaza Strip.

In Israel, 10 people, including a child and a soldier, perished by rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave.

Without a ceasefire

Israel and Palestine exchanged accusations at the UN Security Council on Sunday, where most of the powers demanded an immediate end to hostilitiesAlthough the strong American support for the Israeli theses has so far prevented a common message and a demonstration of unity.

After two closed-door sessions this week, the Security Council addressed the latest Middle East crisis in public for the first time, amid escalating violence on the ground.

In the wee hours of the morning, Israeli bombardments caused the death in Gaza of at least 42 people, including ten children and 12 women, bringing the total death toll since the escalation began to at least 188, according to the strip’s health ministry.

On the other side, rocket fire by Hamas and other militias against Israel continued, in which a total of ten people died. at least 270 were injured.

Faced with this situation, the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, stressed today that the first priority is to stop the violence as quickly as possible.

“The fighting must stop. They must stop immediately. The rockets and mortars on the one hand and the aerial and artillery bombardments on the other must stop,” Guterres said, warning that the fighting could result in “Israelis and Palestinians. spiraling violence with devastating consequences for both communities and the entire region. “

Source: AFP and EFE

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