Six people have been killed as Israel hit back at Lebanon today, after a Hezbollah rocket attack with a child said to be among the victims.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered 'a second wave of strikes against dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon', the defence ministry said.
It said the strikes were 'a response to rocket fire towards Israel and a continuation of the first series of strikes carried out this morning' against southern Lebanon.
This is the heaviest exchange of fire since its ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah almost four months ago.
Rockets fired from Lebanon were the second group launched since December, sparking concern about whether the ceasefire will hold. In a statement, Hezbollah denied being responsible for the latest attack, saying it was committed to the truce.
Israel had said it would respond 'severely' to the early Saturday attack targeting northern Israel.
Israel's army said the intercepted rockets targeted the Israeli town of Metula and said six rockets were fired and three crossed into Israeli territory but were intercepted.
The official said Israel could not confirm the identity of the group that fired the rockets. The official said the military struck targets across southern Lebanon.
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