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| Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack | Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack |
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| Plumes of smokes were seen rising above Gaza City after Israeli strikes | |
| Loud explosions have been heard in Lebanon and across the Gaza Strip as Israel carries out retaliatory strikes. | Loud explosions have been heard in Lebanon and across the Gaza Strip as Israel carries out retaliatory strikes. |
| The attacks come after a major rocket barrage on Israel launched from south Lebanon, which the Israelis blamed on Palestinian militant group Hamas. | The attacks come after a major rocket barrage on Israel launched from south Lebanon, which the Israelis blamed on Palestinian militant group Hamas. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas' "terrorist" infrastructure was hit in southern Lebanon. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas' "terrorist" infrastructure was hit in southern Lebanon. |
| Tensions are high after Israeli police raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on consecutive nights earlier this week. | Tensions are high after Israeli police raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on consecutive nights earlier this week. |
| Hamas said it had no information about who fired the missiles from Lebanon. The attack was the biggest single barrage from Israel's northern neighbour in 17 years. | Hamas said it had no information about who fired the missiles from Lebanon. The attack was the biggest single barrage from Israel's northern neighbour in 17 years. |
| Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Lebanon when the rockets were launched, said Palestinians would not "sit with their arms crossed" in the face of Israeli aggression. | Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Lebanon when the rockets were launched, said Palestinians would not "sit with their arms crossed" in the face of Israeli aggression. |
| In a statement early on Friday, the IDF said it had truck targets "including terrorist infrastructures belonging to Hamas in southern Lebanon". | |
| The IDF added that it would not allow Hamas to operate from Lebanon and held Lebanon "responsible for every directed fire emanating from its territory". | |
| Israeli warplanes also stepped up air strikes in Gaza, with around 20 missiles striking four new sites in 10 minutes. Palestinian militants also fired a new round of rockets at southern Israel. | |
| The airstrikes are said to be the heaviest since a round of fighting with Islamic Jihad in August 2022. | |
| Ramadan and Passover raise tensions at Jerusalem holy site | |
| Violence as Israeli police raid al-Aqsa mosque | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon |
| Palestinian territories | |
| Gaza | |
| Hamas | Hamas |
| Jerusalem |