Hezbollah fires rocket attacks on Nahariya and Israeli forces near border

Hezbollah has said it launched rockets at targets in northern Israel and at Israeli troops close to the Lebanese border.

The group said it fired a rocket barrage towards the Israeli town of Nahariya at around 2:55pm local time (12:55pm GMT), calling it a response to Israeli strikes on towns and cities in Lebanon.

In another statement, Hezbollah said it also attacked Israeli soldiers near the border area around Markaba at about 15:30 local time.