Beirut hit by ‘targeted’ Israeli strike after Hezbollah launches 140 rockets

Ambulances arrive at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Israel has hit a Beirut suburb with an air strike shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets 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 coming from the city’s southern suburbs.