Hezbollah launched a direct attack on Israel's third-largest city, Haifa, hitting it with rockets that evaded Israel's air defence systems. Tiberias was also struck in the barrage, with ten people reported injured and property damaged.

Hezbollah rockets hit Israel's third-largest city of Haifa early on Monday, in the first direct attack on the northern city that evaded the military's usually reliable air defence systems.

Israel’s military responded with airstrikes on Hezbollah’s Intelligence Headquarters in Beirut, targeting intelligence-gathering means, command centres, and other infrastructure. The strikes also hit Hezbollah weapons storage in the Beirut area, leading to secondary explosions that suggested the presence of weaponry.

Local media reports 10 people were injured in the attacks at the Israeli port city of Haifa, and Tiberias about 65km away.

Hezbollah says it fired a missile salvo targeting an explosives factory south of Haifa, Israel after earlier clashing with Israeli troops at dawn.