Israel strikes Lebanon and Gaza after major rocket attack

Loud explosions person been heard successful Lebanon and crossed the Gaza Strip arsenic Israel carries retired retaliatory strikes.

The attacks travel aft a large rocket barrage connected Israel launched from southbound Lebanon, which the Israelis blamed connected Palestinian militant radical Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas' "terrorist" infrastructure was deed successful confederate Lebanon.

Tensions are precocious aft Israeli constabulary raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque connected consecutive nights earlier this week.

Hamas said it had nary accusation astir who fired the missiles from Lebanon. The onslaught was the biggest azygous barrage from Israel's bluish neighbour successful 17 years.

Hamas main Ismail Haniyeh, who was successful Lebanon erstwhile the rockets were launched, said Palestinians would not "sit with their arms crossed" successful the look of Israeli aggression.