Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told a cyber security conference on Tuesday, "At this very moment, the residents of the south are being attacked by the Hamas terror organization. Last night more than 400 rockets were fired at Israel. Israeli families were forced to stay in bomb shelters. The residents cannot continue their routine and go to work, children cannot go to schools. An unbearable situation. This cannot go on.
As part of her opening remarks, she added, ""Hamas is making targets out of Israeli citizens, with the intention of harming children, women, the elderly, The Hamas terrorist organization is committing war crimes. I call on the international community to give Israel room to defend its citizens and pressure Hamas to stop the war crimes immediately."