Too little, too late, after a rain of condemnations of Israel for many years for the crime of defending itself.
“Israel’s military campaign against Islamic Jihad enters second day, UN condemns rocket attacks,” by Andrew Carey, CNN, November 13, 2019:
Jerusalem (CNN)Twenty-four Palestinians, among them 17 militants and a seven-year-old boy, have been killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza since fighting began Tuesday morning, according to Palestinian health officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized at a Cabinet meeting that Israel’s campaign was directed squarely at Islamic Jihad, saying the Israeli military had destroyed several important targets belonging to Gaza’s second largest militant group….
The United Nations says it is working urgently to de-escalate the situation and has also condemned the militants’ use of rockets against Israel.
“The indiscriminate launching of rockets and mortars against population centres is absolutely unacceptable and must stop immediately. There can be no justification for any attacks against civilians,” UN Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov said in a statement.
“The continuing escalation is very dangerous. It is yet another attempt to undermine the efforts to improve the dire socio-economic conditions in Gaza and prevent another devastating conflict.”