Loud explosion heard in Gaza halts BBC journalist's on air report

BBC Journalist Rushdi Abu Alouf's live broadcast on the BBC from Gaza was interrupted when a loud explosion was heard.

He had been speaking to presenter Maryam Moshiri live on air, telling her the explosion sounded "quite close."

Israel's military has been carrying out retaliatory air strikes on Gaza after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a wave of attacks on the country.