According to the israeli newspaper Haaretz have reservists been called up and reinforcements have been sent to the area near the border with the Gaza strip.
the Attack against the Gaza strip takes place after the city of Mishmeret north of Tel Aviv raketbeskjutits earlier on Monday. Seven persons reportedly injured in the attack, which Israel’s military, accusing the islamiströrelsen Hamas for being behind.
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Hamas denies being behind the rocket fire, which should have come from the Rafahområdet in the southern part of the Gaza strip.
on Monday acknowledged the president of the united states Donald Trump ”of Israel’s right to defend itself”. Trump signed the in addition, a document that recognises the contested Golan heights as israeli territory.
the press Conference took place in connection with the israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit in Washington. The formal recognition of the Golan heights came after Trump on Thursday stated on Twitter that it was time to recognize the Golan heights as part of Israel.
that was conquered by Israel from Syria in the six day war in 1967 and annexed later, together with east Jerusalem. The annexation has never been recognized by the international community.
Syria has announced that it continued to regard the Golan heights as a syrian territory which sooner or later will be exempt.
the EU has criticised the decision. It also has, among others, Russia, Iran and Turkey. Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will take up the issue of the Golan heights in the UN.
the Text is updated.
