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In a statement released by his Spokesperson, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said that he condemned the civilian loss of life, that occurred during Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday aimed at the militant Islamic Jihad group, three of whose leaders were killed.<\/p>\n
In total, 13 Palestinians were killed during Tuesday\u2019s early morning attacks, including five women and four children.<\/p>\n
Mr. Guterres said that the deaths of the women and children were \u201cunacceptable and must stop immediately\u201d, the statement continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael must abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law<\/strong>, including the proportional use of force and taking all feasible precautions to spare civilians<\/strong> and civilian objects in the conduct of military operations.\u201d<\/p>\n According to news reports, in response to Tuesday\u2019s strikes, Palestinian militants in the occupied Gaza enclave bordering Israel, had fired more than 460 rockets, while Israel had hit more than 130 targets inside Gaza.<\/p>\n Local medical authorities reported that six people had died on Wednesday, with more than 40 injured.<\/p>\n Some Israelis were reportedly hurt while rushing to seek shelter from rockets, but most were intercepted or fell on open ground.<\/p>\nEnd indiscriminate rocket-fire<\/strong><\/h2>\n