Developing Story: Israel conducts air strike on Beirut after Hezbollah fires rockets

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Israel and Hezbollah escalated their ongoing conflict with intensified cross-border fire. The Israeli military reported conducting a "targeted strike" in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The airstrike, according to reports, resulted in a large explosion and rising smoke in the Lebanese capital.

The escalation followed Hezbollah’s launch of 140 rockets into northern Israel earlier on Friday. This attack came after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed retaliation for a previous mass bombing that targeted southern Lebanon. The rockets hit various sites along the Israel-Lebanon border, and videos from northern Israel showed Israel’s Iron Dome system intercepting many of the incoming rockets.

The rockets from Hezbollah did not cause any reported injuries, but fires were ignited by falling debris in northern Israel. Israel's military stated that its air defense system managed to neutralize some of the rockets, while others landed in open areas. The targeted regions included the Golan Heights, Upper Galilee, and the town of Safed.

This ongoing conflict is a part of wider hostilities, where Hezbollah has frequently engaged in daily exchanges of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border, especially in support of Hamas. Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes due to the violence on both sides of the border.

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.