Explosions in southern Lebanon as Israel launches pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah

Explosions were heard overnight on Sunday in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, while smoke and flames could be seen at distance from the city of Tyre, after Israel carried out airstrikes in the country in what it described as a pre-emptive action before a planned large-scale Hezbollah attack. Hezbollah launched a drone and rocket salvo against northern Israel, in a significant escalation of a simmering cross-border conflict Israel launches ‘pre-emptive’ strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah fires drones and rockets Middle East crisis – live updates