The Brazilian government said: ‘’We strongly condemn the disproportionate use of force by Israel in the Gaza Strip, from which large numbers of civilian casualties, including women and children, resulted’’.
World powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany, the so-called P5+1) and Iran have agreed to extend negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme by a further four months.
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced he will be flying to Israel on El Al to demonstrate it’s safe to do so and in solidarity with the people of Israel.
FAA prohibits flights for 24 hours after rocket fired from Gaza damages home 5 kilometers from Ben-Gurion Airport; Air France, Lufthansa, KLM follow suit.
While violent anti-Israel protests often turning anti-Semitic are being staged in several European cities, thousands of people rallied in London and New York on Sunday in support of Israel and the operation against Hamas in Gaza, and to protest rocket fire at Israel.
Israel's air strikes in Gaza have been ''deliberately disproportionate'' and amount to ''collective punishment'', said British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, in comments that are in stark contrast with Prime Minister David Cameron’s statements supporting Israel.
