Israeli Embassy in Ankara stated that Israel could not accept the continuous indiscriminate rocket fire against its citizens, Anadolu agency reported.
Releasing a statement, the embassy said that "Hamas and terror organizations" had been constantly escalating their attacks on the citizens of Israel since November 8th, adding, "Israel has shown great restraint in the face of numerous past escalations, yet it cannot accept the continuous indiscriminate rocket fire against its citizens."
"Since yesterday Israel has attacked Hamas strategic targets, and debilitated their ability to launch rockets from Gaza to the center of its populace. Israel is not interested in escalation; the goal of the operation is the removal of the strategic threat of rockets launched at civilians," it added.