The number of ordered to Israel rockets were calculated: according to the Israeli army, it exceeds a thousand. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to one of the leaders of the army press service of Jonatan Cronius.
About 200 of them did not cross the border and drove into Palestine. Another 860 missiles nevertheless crossed the border. According to Cronicus, the soldiers of the Israel Defense Army (IDF) conducted an operation against Islamists more than 38 hours.
The massive shelling of Israel Palestinian groupings lead from the evening on May 10. The army of Israel called for five thousand reservists and conducted the operation of the “Guard Walls”. The Defense Forces of Israel continued to strike the goals in Gaza: according to the military, as a result, houses of three high-ranking managers of Hamas movement were destroyed. In total, 500 targets are amazed in Gaza.
The exacerbation began against the background of clashes between Palestinians and Israelis per day of Jerusalem. This date is noted in honor of the expansion of Israeli control on the eastern part of the city as a result of the six-day war of 1967. Israel considers Jerusalem with his united and indivisible capital. Palestine, on the contrary, calls East Jerusalem (Al-Kuds) of the occupied territory – it is supported by UN Security Council resolutions.