00:00Israel carried out targeted strikes in the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, on Friday afternoon,
00:05in response to 140 Hezbollah rockets fired earlier.
00:11There are no immediate details, but explosions could be heard from the city's southern suburbs,
00:15according to local media.
00:17Beirut-based Al-Maideen TV reported that a drone fired several missiles on the heavily
00:22populated area known as Dahiya.
00:25Hezbollah said they targeted several Israeli sites along the border with Katyusha rockets,
00:30including multiple air defense bases, as well as the headquarters of an Israeli brigade.
00:35The Israeli military didn't say whether any of the Hezbollah rockets hit the targets or
00:39caused any casualties.
00:41The rockets were in retaliation for earlier Israeli strikes on villages and the explosions
00:45of communication devices used by Hezbollah members, which Israel has neither confirmed
00:50nor denied its involvement.
00:52Tensions threaten to spill into all-out war between two countries.
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