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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=206484
Israel Seeks UN Condemnation of Attacks from Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Jordana Horn - Israeli Ambassador to the UN Meron Reuben sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, president of the Security Council, on Tuesday to ask the Security Council, the secretary-general and the international community to "firmly condemn" continued terror attacks on Israel from Gaza. Three long-range rockets were launched from Gaza on Monday, and 15 rockets and 17 mortars have been launched into Israel in the past month. "Many of these rockets have exploded in the heart of civilian population centers, including numerous attacks on the city of Ashkelon - which is home to more than 100,000 people - and an attack on 8 January 2011 on Kibbutz Nahal Oz, which injured three agricultural workers," Reuben noted. "These attacks constitute a clear violation of international law and must be addressed with the utmost seriousness." "While Israel has taken a series of measures to improve life for the inhabitants of Gaza, terrorist organizations continue to operate in the area and attack Israeli civilians with impunity."