⋯ The Lebanese Minister of Interior spoke against the non-Lebanese factions in the south, and stressed on the need to limit peace/war powers to the government.

⋯ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"The internal debate in Israel will not prevent us from acting against [our enemies], in any place and whenever necessary. We will strike our enemies and they will pay a price for any act of aggression."

⋯ Israeli mayors opened shelters in northern and southern Israel. No special instructions yet from the home front command.

Israel attack is expected, with all parties waiting to see magnitude and targets.

Any attack on Lebanon is expected to be retaliated by Hezbullah.

⋯ Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati: "Lebanon condemns the rocket fire toward Israel from its territory and stressed the Lebanese army & UNIFIL are trying in order to arrest the perpetrators.

Lebanon opposes any military escalation from its territory and opposes attacks from here."

⋯ The Palestinian Joint Operation Room of the Gaza factions has issued a statement regarding the ongoing situation:

“In light of the enemy's threats to our resistance and our people in Gaza, we affirm the readiness of the resistance to confront and respond with all force to any aggression and to defend our people in all places of their presence. The criminal enemy must stop its barbaric aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque, the worshippers and those who are in itikaf [devout nightly prayers], and stop the farce of exporting its internal crises towards our people and our sanctities.”

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⋯ Initial reports of explosions in Gaza.

⋯ The Israeli army announced that it started attacking Gaza.

⋯ The Israeli army is striking several military sites in Gaza strip, as explosions are heard from the Israeli settlements nearby.

Al-Qassam bridges fired several MANPADS against Israeli jets.

⋯ Footage of the Israeli airstrikes against Gaza as recorded from the Israeli settlements.

⋯ Additional footage from Gaza.

⋯ Gaza strip moments ago.

⋯ Gaza as seen from Sderot, an Israeli settlement.

Israeli jets are active over northern Palestine but have not entered the Lebanese airspace yet.

⋯ Hezbullah has not issued any statement all day.

Any account tweeting otherwise is spreading false news.

⋯ Rockets launched from Gaza in retaliation to the Israeli aggression.

⋯ In a statement, the Israeli army says it attacked two tunnels and two weapons manufacturing sites in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli retaliation is not intended to be upgraded to an operation.

Reports of a UAV strike as of now.

⋯ Renewed rockets from Gaza towards Sderot.

Such attacks are usually only a couple 122 mm rockets at most.

⋯ The Israeli security cabinet has concluded its consultations regarding Lebanon and Gaza.

⋯ Media: The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine issued a statement saying it launched rockets this evening toward southern Israel.

- Renewed rocket attack on Sderot.