GAZA: Israel forces launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip Thursday after claiming to react over rockets fired from Lebanon, which it accused on Palestinian groups, Western media reported.
Air strikes reported in Gaza
According to AFP, the Israeli army has carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. AFP added that at least three explosions heard in the area at 11:15 pm.
A Palestinian security source told AFP that the strikes were carried out in the area. The barrage of rockets came following Israeli police personnel drew widespread condemnation from around the region for clashing Wednesday with Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa mosque.
Israeli police had on Wednesday attacked the prayer hall of Al-Aqsa Mosque in a raid.
The violence, during both the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish Passover, sparked an exchange of rockets and air strikes in the Gaza Strip.
Earlier, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh also arrived in Lebanon for a trip. He called on “all Palestinian organizations to unify their ranks and also intensify their resistance against the Israel.
