Israeli jets hit sites across Gaza in retaliation for a volley of rockets fired from Lebanon, as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threaten to spiral out of control.
abc.net.au/news/netanyahu-says-enemies-will-pay-after-rockets-from-lebanon/102200590Israeli jets have hit sites across Gaza in retaliation for a volley of rockets fired from Lebanon, as tensions following police raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem this week threatened to spiral out of control.
As the Israeli jets struck in Gaza, salvoes of rockets were fired in response, and sirens sounded in Israeli towns and cities in bordering areas.Israeli police raids at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem"We hold the Zionist occupation fully responsible for the grave escalation and the flagrant aggression against the Gaza Strip and for the consequences that will bring onto the region," Hamas said in a statement.
The US State Department condemned the launch of rockets from Lebanon and earlier strikes from Gaza and said Israel had the right to defend itself. There has been widespread anger among Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza over the police actions as well as condemnation from across the Arab world.
"The internal debate in Israel will not prevent us from taking action against them wherever and whenever necessary. All of us, without exception, are united on this," Netanyahu said.
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