Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launch retaliatory airstrikes against Hamas sites in southern Lebanon early Friday morning, according to CNN. Lebanese news source Al-Manar reports that Israeli airstrikes hit an open area in the Tyre region and then left Lebanese airspace.
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The IDF issues a statement declaring that Hamas will not be allowed to operate from Lebanon and that the state of Lebanon is responsible for directed fire from its territory. Hamas denounces the Israeli assaults and expresses solidarity with the Lebanese people.
Social media platforms are filled with videos showing rockets fired from Lebanon flying over Israel in succession. In another statement, Hamas condemns Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
A CNN reporter in Gaza City hears the sounds of explosions and jets after Israeli troops say they are firing rockets at the city and strike various neighborhoods. In retaliation, Gaza launches several missiles at Israel.
The Israeli bombardment causes damage to a children’s hospital in Gaza City, putting young patients at risk, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry’s statement, which denounces the attack as a vicious crime. It states that health facilities have been targeted before, and it is unacceptable.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares that Israel will hit its enemies and make them pay for every act of aggression, only hours before Israeli soldiers attack Gaza.
Tensions escalate after Israeli police attack unarmed worshippers during searches at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan. Muslim nations denounce the Israeli atrocities at the Al Aqsa Mosque, prompting Gaza to retaliate by firing rockets at Israel.