At least three killed and 17 wounded in Israeli strike on Beirut

People and rescuers gather at the scene of an Israeli missile strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut (Bilal Hussein/AP)

An Israeli strike on Beirut killed at least three people and wounded more than a dozen others, Lebanese health officials said.

The strike on Friday is the first Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital in months that came after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with rockets.