By KUNA
United Nations : Describing Hamas rocket attacks against southern Israel as “acts of terrorism,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late Wednesday condemned such acts and condemned the Israeli strikes in Gaza which killed four Palestinian children, including an infant, his press office said in a statement.
“Deeply concerned” at the loss of civilian life and at the escalation of violence, Ban “condemns rocket fire against Israel by Hamas, which intensified today and killed an Israeli civilian in Sederot. He calls on Hamas and other militant groups to cease such acts of terrorism,” the statement said.
It added that Ban also “condemns” the killing of four Palestinian children, including an infant, in Gaza by Israeli forces and “calls on Israel to exercise maximum restraint and ensure respect for international humanitarian law so as not to endanger civilians.” The statement noted that these events underscore the “urgent need” for a calming of violence, and must not be allowed to deter the continuation of the political process.”