Hezbollah fires more than 180 rockets into Israel injuring seven, IDF strikes back

Lebonan's militant group Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday. At least seven people were injured in Hezbollah's heaviest barrage against Israel in several days. On the other hand, Israel also responded with heavy strikes in Beirut. The fresh escalation comes when the negotiators are engaged in cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war. Lebanon's military said, "An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on the southwestern coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura."

Israel's military (IDF) expressed



regret and said the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah, adding that its operations are directed solely against the militants. The strike was under review.

Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines.

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the latest strike as an assault on US-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.