Israel launches air strikes on Lebanon in response to rocket attacks

Fields burn following a hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory, near the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona (AP)

Israel has escalated its response to rocket attacks this week by launching air strikes on Lebanon, military officials said.

The Israeli army said that jets struck the launch sites from which rockets had been fired over the previous day, as well as an additional target which had been used to attack Israel in the past.