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April 8, 2011</p>
<p>NEW YORK (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon &#8220;condemned the  recent rocket fire from Palestinian militants, which hit a school bus  and injured two Israeli civilians,&#8221; his spokesperson said in a Thursday  statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;He calls for an immediate end to rocket fire,&#8221; the  spokesman said, adding that Ban was also concerned &#8220;at reports of  civilian casualties from Israeli operations in Gaza and calls for  maximum restraint. He urges respect for international humanitarian law  and calls for de-escalation and calm to prevent any further bloodshed.&#8221;</p>
<p>The  EU’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, strongly condemned the  mortar and rocked attacks out of the Gaza strip, expressing &#8220;deep  concern at the current escalation of violence,&#8221; a statement said.</p>
<p>Since  Thursday afternoon, ten have been killed and dozens injured in a series  of ten air strikes that have hit areas across the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>Hamas announced a ceasefire deal at 11 p.m. on Thursday, which was followed by a midnight air strike.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=376728">Source</a></p>
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