Israel says at least 55 rockets fired from Lebanon in second day of escalation

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Mahmoudieh mountain, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, on Tuesday (Hussein Malla/AP)

Israel’s military said 55 rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Tuesday, with some starting fires and damaging buildings in the country’s north.

It is the second day of much-intensified hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.