Sderot, Israel (AP Photo / Tsafrir Abayov)

  • Islamic Jihad leader killed in Gaza. Rain of rockets on Israel
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November 12, 2019The death toll from the Israeli attacks on Gaza since last night is 5 dead and 30 injured. The number of those killed includes the commander of the Islamic Jihad Baha Abu al-Ata and his wife Asma. Local medical sources report it. The other killed are three militiamen, all of them apparently from Islamic Jihad: Mohammed Hamoda (20 years), Zaki Ghanama (25) and Ibrahim Dabbous, 26 years old.

Gaza: army sends reinforcements close to the Strip
Israel is strengthening its forces stationed around the Gaza Strip. According to the Walla website, armored vehicles, infantry units and even reserve officers are forwarded to the border. Walla adds that while rocket launches to Israel continue from Gaza, there is a growing need to protect Israeli frontier locations from possible infiltration by Palestinian commandos.

Gaza: around 200 rockets on Israel since Tuesday morning
About 200 rockets were fired from Gaza to Israel from the early hours of the day. The military radio reported it. Israeli emergency apparatuses add that in Israel there are 39 wounded, almost all of whom are not in serious conditions.

Netanyahu, Israel does not want to escalate
"Israel is not interested in an escalation. We will still do everything necessary for our defense. We must have patience and coldness." Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said this after a consultation with the government's defense council. '' Baha Abu al-Ata was the main organizer of terrorism in Gaza. He was about to organize new attacks. It was like a 'bomb about to explode' ".

EU, it serves rapid de-escalation between Israel and Gaza
"This morning, Israel conducted an operation within Gaza to target a leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In response, missiles were launched from Gaza to Israel. The launching of missiles on civilian populations is totally unacceptable and must immediately cease. A rapid and complete de-escalation is now necessary to safeguard the life and security of Palestinian and Israeli civilians ". Thus the spokesman of the EU external action service.

Italian Embassy, ​​solidarity with Israel
"Over 160 rockets have been fired from Gaza to Israel this morning, targeting civilians. We express full solidarity with Israel and its population and a harsh condemnation of these unacceptable continuing attacks. We hope the situation can return soon to calm ". The Italian Embassy in Israel writes it on twitter.