A/HRC/12/48 page 69 International issued a press release calling on Israel to allow humanitarian aid and medical supplies to enter.130 256. On 17 November 2008, Amnesty International issued another press release, noting that on that day Israel had allowed a limited number of trucks carrying humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza. Amnesty International also noted that an additional ten members of Palestinian armed groups had been killed by Israeli air strikes since the killing of six members of Palestinian armed groups by Israel on 4 November 2008.131 257. Palestinian armed groups fired rockets and mortars into Israel throughout November 2008. According to Israeli sources, 125 rockets were fired into Israel during November 2008 (compared to one in October) and 68 mortars shells were fired (also compared to one in October).132 On 14 November 2008, a resident of Sderot was lightly injured by shrapnel. 258. Israel closed the crossings into Gaza for most of November 2008, although 42 trucks of humanitarian aid were permitted to cross on 24 November 2008 and about 60 on 26 November 2008.133 According to OCHA, the number of trucks allowed into Gaza in November 2008 was 81 per cent lower than in October 2008. Shortages forced most of Gaza’s bakeries to close and UNRWA suspended food distribution for five days to 750,000 Gazans owing to a lack of food supplies.134 259. Rocket and mortar fire by Palestinian armed groups continued unabated throughout December 2008.135 According to Israeli sources, 71 rockets and 59 mortars were fired into Israel between 1 and 18 December.136 The number of rockets and mortars fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel spiked,137 following the killing by the Israeli armed forces of an Islamic Jihad Amnesty International, “Israel blocks deliveries to Gaza”, 14 November 2008, available at http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/israeli-army-blocks-deliveries-gaza-20081114. 130 Amnesty International, “Israeli Army relaxes restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza”, 17 November 2008, available at http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/news-and-updates/israeli-army-relaxes-restrictions-humanitarian-aidgaza-20081117. 131 132 “Summary of rocket fire…”. JTA, “Israel closes Gaza crossings after attack…” and “Kassams continue to strike Negev”, 27 November 2008, available at http://jta.org/news/article-print/2008/11/27/1001233/kassams-continue-to-strikenegev?TB_iframe=true&width=750&height=500. 133 OCHA The Humanitarian Monitor, No. 31 (November 2008), available at: http://www.ochaopt.org/ documents/ocha_opt_humanitarian_monitor_2008_11_1_english.pdf. 134 See, for example, JTA, “Kassams fired again from Gaza”, 3 December 2008, available at: http://jta.org/news/ article-print/2008/12/03/1001316/attacks-from-gaza-increase?TB_iframe=true&width=750&height=500; JTA, “Rockets barrage Israel over weekend”, 7 December 2008, available at: http://jta.org/news/articleprint/2008/12/07/1001377/rockets-barrage-israel-over-weekend?TB_iframe=true&width=750&height=500; JTA, “Three injured in Kassam attack”, 17 December 2008, available at: http://jta.org/news/article/2008/12/17/1001621/more-kassams-rain-on-israel#comment_72450; and JTA, “Kassam rocket hits Sderot home”, 21 December 2008, available at: http://jta.org/news/article/2008/12/21/1001713/kassamrocket-hits-sderot-home. 135 136 “Summary of rocket fire…”. 137 Ibid.