Israel said it hit 120 targets in southern Lebanon within an hour, as its expands in operation in the country across multiple fronts including Beirut, where Hezbollah was targeted overnight.

Fire and smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs, which have been the focus of Israeli airstrikes. The IDF says the area contains Hezbollah targets.

Israeli forces pressed forward with attacks on Lebanon, sending further ground troops across the border and pounding Beirut with a new wave of airstrikes, as the conflict that has engulfed the region hit the one-year mark on Monday.

Gaza At least 10 firefighters were killed in an Israeli raid on a base in southern Lebanon on Monday, after Hezbollah missiles had struck the city of Haifa in northern Israel overnight. Israeli air defences failed to intercept the attack that injured eight people and marked the first direct hit on the