The foreign ministers of Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia visited the ruins of a building in the central city of Petah Tikvah hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement by the ministers, Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek said that "Israel has every right to defend itself against missile attacks from the Gaza Strip."
His Slovakian counterpart Ivan Korčok added, "we understand that Israel has no other option. We are standing here in shock under this destroyed house and hope that the violence will stop soon."