Israel Launches Air Strikes On Gaza Strip, Lebanon After Rocket Attack

Israel: Israel on Friday launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon amid escalating tensions in the region in response to a major rocket attack.

The Al-Manar news outlet, backed by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, reported that three Israeli strikes had hit an open area in the Tyre region, and that the Israeli jets appear to have left Lebanese airspace.

The launches came hours after dozens of rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory, a barrage the Israeli military blamed on Palestinian militants.