Israel launches retaliatory strikes on Lebanon and Gaza amid surge in violence; three Israelis killed in suspected attacks
- Israeli warplanes conducted rare strikes on southern Lebanon late Thursday after some three dozen rockets were fired at northern Israel.
- Two Israeli sisters were killed in a drive-by shooting that Israeli authorities are investigating as a "terror attack."
- An Italian tourist was also killed and five others wounded in Tel Aviv in another suspected attack when a car rammed into pedestrians.
- The violence threatens to descend into another war between Israel and Palestinian militant groups after months of escalating tensions.
- The outbreak followed two days of clashes between Israeli security forces and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site during the overlap of Ramadan and Passover.
































































