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Israel Protests to UN over Palestinian Phosphorous Attack
(Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Israeli UN Ambassador Meron Ruben filed an official complaint on Saturday with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza. Starting on 18 November 2010, "a barrage of rockets and mortars were fired at Israeli towns and civilians from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. These attacks included the launch of a long-range rocket at the Israeli town of Ofakim, causing damage to property and livestock, which was followed by a barrage of seven mortars - some of which apparently contained white phosphorus - that were fired into the area around the city of Ashkelon and into the Eshkol region in the south. In addition, two Kassam rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into the Merhavim region in southern Israel." "These incidents are only the latest in a series of attacks carried out by Hamas and other terrorist organizations, which have launched some 8,800 rockets from Gaza against Israeli towns since 2001....These attacks reflect the continued buildup of arms and munitions by Hamas and other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. These latest incidents - a clear violation of international law - demonstrate the acute security threats facing Israel on a daily basis."