Death toll rises as clashes continue between Israeli and Palestine forces

Smoke and flames after Israeli airstrikes

At least 35 people are reported to have died as Israel increases airstrikes in response to rocket attacks by Palestine militants.

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “Hamas will pay a very heavy price for their belligerence.”

These latest attacks began following clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at the al-Aqsa mosque at the weekend.

The mosque is one of Islam’s most revered locations,

Tensions had been rising as Palestinian were threatened with eviction from land claimed by Jewish settlers.