Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon after al-Aqsa mosque raids

Residents scramble to take cover in bomb shelters as Iron Dome intercepts rockets

Shrapnel damage in Shlomi, Israel, after the interception of rockets launched from Lebanon on Thursday (AFP via Getty)

Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Thursday, and were answered by a burst of cross-border artillery fire, amid escalating tensions following violent raids by Israeli police on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.

Israel said 34 rockets were fired across the border, forcing residents into bomb shelters and ratcheting up regional tensions during the Jewish Passover holiday celebrations.

It came after the widely condemned raids and the arrest of hundreds of Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem this week, as Muslims marked the month of Ramadan.