Israel's military says it has hit targets linked to Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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.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 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.
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