Hezbollah continues attacks

Beirut (dpa) — Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia has continued its attacks on northern Israel even after Israeli strikes hit the suburbs of Beirut, the Israeli military said on Sunday evening.

A projectile fired from Lebanon struck near the border town of Kiryat Shmona, the Israeli military said. Further impacts from “suspicious projectiles” were reported on Israeli territory near the Lebanese border.

Several projectiles also landed near Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. There were initially no reports of casualties.

On Sunday afternoon, the Israeli Air Force struck targets in the suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut following Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel.

The military said the target was a Hezbollah command centre. At least three people were killed and several others injured, according to Lebanese sources.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – Iran’s elite military force – subsequently threatened Israel with retaliatory strikes. Such a move would in turn be expected to trigger fresh Israeli attacks on Iran.