The Israeli military has launched airstrikes on Lebanon early Friday morning.
Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel said its jets hit 10 targets including tunnels and weapons manufacturing and development sites of Hamas, which controls the blockaded southern coastal strip.
The military said the attacks were a response to a barrage of 34 rockets fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Thursday, which it blamed on Hamas.
Tensions are high following two nights of Israeli police raids at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem earlier this week.
The raids triggered violent confrontations with Palestinians inside the mosque, which is the third holiest site in Islam, and caused anger across the region.
The development has further escalated violence at Jerusalem holy site this week.
The Israeli military was yet to provide information about its intended targets in Lebanon. It however said it targeted tunnels and weapon sites in the Gaza Strip.
The current wave of violence started Wednesday during an incident at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem’s Old City, where some worshipers gathered.
However, a member of Lebanon’s Civil Defense at the scene on Friday morning said there were no casualties.
In its reaction to the airstrikes in Lebanon, the U.S. State Department condemned the launch of rockets from Lebanon and earlier strikes from Gaza and said Israel had the right to defend itself.