Deaths in Beirut as Israel launches 'targeted strike'

ISRAEL has hit a Beirut suburb with an air strike shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.

The Hezbollah action came following a vow by the militant group’s leader to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack.

The Israeli military said it had carried out a “targeted strike” in Beirut and explosions could be heard in the southern suburbs.

Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen TV reported a drone fired several missiles on the heavily-populated area known as Dahiyeh.

The strike has killed at least three people and wounded more than a dozen others, Lebanese health officials said.