{"id":3632,"date":"2023-02-02T13:58:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T13:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:31","slug":"israel-attacks-gaza-after-rocket-launch-despite-us-calls-for-calm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/analysis\/defense\/war\/israel-attacks-gaza-after-rocket-launch-despite-us-calls-for-calm\/2023\/02\/02\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel attacks Gaza after rocket launch, despite US calls for calm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gaza (Reuters) Israeli<\/span> forces<\/span> launched<\/span> overnight<\/span> strikes<\/span> in<\/span> Gaza<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> urged<\/span> all<\/span> sides<\/span> to<\/span> defuse<\/span> escalating<\/span> violence<\/span> in<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> hours<\/span> after<\/span> intercepting<\/span> rockets<\/span> fired<\/span> from<\/span> Gaza.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>There<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> immediate<\/span> reports<\/span> of<\/span> serious<\/span> casualties.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> targeted<\/span> missile<\/span> and<\/span> weapons<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> facilities<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> Hamas,<\/span> the<\/span> Islamist<\/span> group<\/span> that<\/span> runs<\/span> the<\/span> blockaded<\/span> Strip,<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> missile<\/span> launch.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Violent<\/span> explosions<\/span> shook<\/span> buildings<\/span> and<\/span> lit<\/span> up<\/span> Gaza’s<\/span> night<\/span> sky,<\/span> while<\/span> warning<\/span> sirens<\/span> resounded<\/span> in<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> Israel<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> Strip,<\/span> warning<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> rocket<\/span> launches<\/span> before<\/span> dawn<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>There<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> claims<\/span> of<\/span> responsibility<\/span> for<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> rockets<\/span> from<\/span> Hamas,<\/span> which<\/span> fired<\/span> rockets<\/span> into<\/span> Israel<\/span> last<\/span> week,<\/span> or<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> small<\/span> Iran-backed<\/span> Islamic<\/span> Jihad<\/span> movement.<\/span> Militants<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> left-wing<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Front<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Liberation<\/span> of<\/span> Palestine<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> fired<\/span> rockets<\/span> into<\/span> Israel<\/span> early<\/span> Thursday<\/span> morning<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> “systematic<\/span> attack”<\/span> on<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> prisoners<\/span> in<\/span> Israeli<\/span> prisons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tensions<\/span> between<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> rose<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> gunman<\/span> shot<\/span> dead<\/span> seven<\/span> of<\/span> him<\/span> near<\/span> a<\/span> synagogue<\/span> in<\/span> East<\/span> Jerusalem.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Brinken<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> calm<\/span> after<\/span> ending<\/span> a<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> reaffirming<\/span> Washington’s<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> two-state<\/span> solution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> decades-old<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Barbara<\/span> Leaf,<\/span> the<\/span> US’<\/span> top<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> diplomat,<\/span> and<\/span> Hadi<\/span> Amr,<\/span> US<\/span> Special<\/span> Representative<\/span> for<\/span> Palestine<\/span> Affairs,<\/span> remained<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span> de-escalation<\/span> talks<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> tweet<\/span> sent<\/span> after<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> rocket<\/span> launch,<\/span> Israel’s<\/span> far-right<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Minister<\/span> Itamar<\/span> Ben<\/span> Gubir,<\/span> who<\/span> oversees<\/span> the<\/span> prison,<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> push<\/span> forward<\/span> with<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> tighten<\/span> conditions<\/span> for<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> prisoners.<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> rockets<\/span> from<\/span> Gaza<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> stop<\/span> me<\/span> from<\/span> pursuing<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> lift<\/span> summer<\/span> camp<\/span> conditions<\/span> for<\/span> murderous<\/span> terrorists,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said,<\/span> urging<\/span> the<\/span> Security<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> to<\/span> convene.<\/span> He<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> did.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Israel<\/span> has<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> nearly<\/span> daily<\/span> raids<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> since<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> deadly<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> attacks<\/span> in<\/span> Israel<\/span> last<\/span> year,<\/span> resulting<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> killing<\/span> of<\/span> 35<\/span> militants<\/span> and<\/span> civilians<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> bloody<\/span> January<\/span> for<\/span> Palestinians.<\/span>Israeli<\/span> forces<\/span> launched<\/span> overnight<\/span> strikes<\/span> in<\/span> Gaza<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> urged<\/span> all<\/span> sides<\/span> to<\/span> defuse<\/span> escalating<\/span> violence<\/span> in<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> occupied<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> hours<\/span> after<\/span> intercepting<\/span> rockets<\/span> fired<\/span> from<\/span> Gaza.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>There<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> immediate<\/span> reports<\/span> of<\/span> serious<\/span> casualties.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> targeted<\/span> missile<\/span> and<\/span> weapons<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> facilities<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> Hamas,<\/span> the<\/span> Islamist<\/span> group<\/span> that<\/span> runs<\/span> the<\/span> blockaded<\/span> Strip,<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> missile<\/span> launch.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Violent<\/span> explosions<\/span> shook<\/span> buildings<\/span> and<\/span> lit<\/span> up<\/span> Gaza’s<\/span> night<\/span> sky,<\/span> while<\/span> warning<\/span> sirens<\/span> resounded<\/span> in<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> Israel<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> Strip,<\/span> warning<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> rocket<\/span> launches<\/span> before<\/span> dawn<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>There<\/span> were<\/span> no<\/span> claims<\/span> of<\/span> responsibility<\/span> for<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> rockets<\/span> from<\/span> Hamas,<\/span> which<\/span> fired<\/span> rockets<\/span> into<\/span> Israel<\/span> last<\/span> week,<\/span> or<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> small<\/span> Iran-backed<\/span> Islamic<\/span> Jihad<\/span> movement.<\/span> Militants<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> left-wing<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Front<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Liberation<\/span> of<\/span> Palestine<\/span> said<\/span> they<\/span> fired<\/span> rockets<\/span> into<\/span> Israel<\/span> early<\/span> Thursday<\/span> morning<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> “systematic<\/span> attack”<\/span> on<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> prisoners<\/span> in<\/span> Israeli<\/span> prisons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tensions<\/span> between<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> Palestinians<\/span> rose<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> gunman<\/span> shot<\/span> dead<\/span> seven<\/span> of<\/span> him<\/span> near<\/span> a<\/span> synagogue<\/span> in<\/span> East<\/span> Jerusalem.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Brinken<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> calm<\/span> after<\/span> ending<\/span> a<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> reaffirming<\/span> Washington’s<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> two-state<\/span> solution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> decades-old<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Barbara<\/span> Leaf,<\/span> the<\/span> US’<\/span> top<\/span> Middle<\/span> East<\/span> diplomat,<\/span> and<\/span> Hadi<\/span> Amr,<\/span> US<\/span> Special<\/span> Representative<\/span> for<\/span> Palestine<\/span> Affairs,<\/span> remained<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span> de-escalation<\/span> talks<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> sides.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> tweet<\/span> sent<\/span> after<\/span> Wednesday’s<\/span> rocket<\/span> launch,<\/span> Israel’s<\/span> far-right<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Minister<\/span> Itamar<\/span> Ben<\/span> Gubir,<\/span> who<\/span> oversees<\/span> the<\/span> prison,<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> push<\/span> forward<\/span> with<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> tighten<\/span> conditions<\/span> for<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> prisoners.<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> rockets<\/span> from<\/span> Gaza<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> stop<\/span> me<\/span> from<\/span> pursuing<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> lift<\/span> summer<\/span> camp<\/span> conditions<\/span> for<\/span> murderous<\/span> terrorists,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said,<\/span> urging<\/span> the<\/span> Security<\/span> Cabinet<\/span> to<\/span> convene.<\/span> He<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> did.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Israel<\/span> has<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> nearly<\/span> daily<\/span> raids<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> Bank<\/span> since<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> deadly<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> attacks<\/span> in<\/span> Israel<\/span> last<\/span> year,<\/span> resulting<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> killing<\/span> of<\/span> 35<\/span> militants<\/span> and<\/span> civilians<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> bloody<\/span> January<\/span> for<\/span> Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gaza (Reuters) Israeli forces launched overnight strikes in Gaza on Thursday after the US urged all sides to defuse escalating violence in Israel and the occupied West Bank hours after intercepting rockets fired from Gaza. There were no immediate reports of serious casualties. The military said airstrikes targeted missile and weapons manufacturing facilities used by […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,24,26,2450],"tags":[76,77,174,646,685,696,699],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/israelstrike.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3635,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions\/3635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}