A rocket was fired into southern Israel by terrorists in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday, causing no injuries or damage but prompting a retaliatory air strike by the Israeli Air Force. “Hamas is the address and it bears responsibility,” the IDF said. Elsewhere, Israeli diplomatic efforts were underway to convince as many governments as possible of the 47-member UN Human Rights Council to reject Monday’s report on last summer’s Operation Protective Edge. The report will be submitted for a vote next week, and Israel is focusing efforts on democratic nations to form a “moral minority” to vote against it and thus lessen its moral authority, as Moslem countries and others traditionally opposed to the West are almost certain to vote for it, ensuring it passes. The US State Department issued a statement on Wednesday that the report was so flawed it did not merit being considered by the UN Security Council. Read More
