Israel has opened fire on the Gaza Strip on “at least 696
occasions” since the August 2014 ceasefire, the UK government has told
Parliament.
These incidents are in addition to 29 strikes on Gaza conducted in response to rocket fire.
The figures were provided by Tobias Ellwood, Parliamentary Under
Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, citing UN
agency figures, and in response to a question by Labour MP Alex
Cunningham.

Tobias Ellwood, UK Conservative Party politician
On September 4, Cunningham asked “how
many times the Israeli military have opened fire into Gaza since August
2014; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent future such
incidents.”
Answering a week later, Ellwood stated.
We are aware of Israeli forces responding to illegal rocket fire from Gaza with 29 strikes since