Israel launches air strikes after rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon

Smoke rises from a fire after rockets fired from Lebanon struck Bezet, northern Israel (Fadi Amun/AP)

The Israeli military has struck targets in the Gaza Strip, pushing the region towards a wider conflagration after a day of rocket fire along the country’s northern and southern borders following two days of unrest at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

Gaza militants quickly fired off a new barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens across southern Israel.