Israel Military Launches Air Raids

Israel’s military announced that it has launched air raids on Gaza after  a number  of rocket launches.

Tensions have been high since Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem earlier this week, resulting in clashes with Palestinian worshippers.

The Israeli military said that 34 rockets had been fired from Lebanon on Thursday, with 25 intercepted and at least four landing inside the country, marking the first rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel in a year and the biggest launch since 2006.

The Israeli military said its attack was focused on Hamas, and Hamas responded by saying that it held Israel responsible for the aggression  against Gaza. The US has urged restraint amid the tensions.