the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon "condemned the recent rocket fire from Paleostinian turbans, which hit a school bus and injured two Israeli civilians," his spokesperson said in a Thursday statement."He calls for an immediate end to rocket fire," the front man said, adding that Ban was also concerned "at reports of civilian casualties from Israeli operations in Gazoo and calls for maximum restraint. He urges respect for international humanitarian law and calls for de-escalation and calm to prevent any further bloodshed."
The EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, strongly condemned the mortar and rocked attacks out of the Gazoo strip, expressing "deep concern at the current escalation of violence," a statement said.
Since Thursday afternoon, ten have been killed and dozens injured in a series of ten air strikes that have hit areas across the Gazoo Strip.
Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, announced a ceasefire deal at 11 p.m. on Thursday, which was followed by a midnight air strike.