Israeli Military Strike Lebanon And Gaza, After Palestinian Rocket Attacks

The Israeli military has carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza strip.

The military said the attacks were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, which it blamed on Hamas.

Militants in Gaza fired dozens more rockets after the strikes began

Tensions are high following two nights of Israeli police raids at the al-aqua mosque in Jerusalem earlier this week.

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The raids triggered violent confrontations with Palestinians inside the mosque, which is the third holiest site in Islam, and caused anger across the region.

The attack was the biggest barrage from Lebanon in 17 years.