Israel says military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday

Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel said its military attacked Hezbollah ​targets in Beirut's ​southern suburbs on Sunday after the Lebanese ​armed group fired into Israeli territory.

The Israeli military said earlier that Hezbollah had launched three projectiles towards communities in northern ‌Israel, calling ⁠it ⁠a blatant ceasefire violation.

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"The IDF has now attacked terrorist targets of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah's firing into Israeli territory," a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ⁠said.

There was ‌no immediate comment from Hezbollah on ​the Israeli ​statement, but the group said it ⁠launched missiles and drones towards Israeli troops ​in southern Lebanon.

Last week, an Israeli strike ​on Dahiyeh triggered an exchange of fire between Israel and Iran that threatened to derail a U.S.-Iran deal that would end the wider war.

Washington and Tehran appear to be getting closer to ‌a deal to end the more than three-month-long conflict, with U.S. and Pakistani leaders ​forecast a ​signing on ⁠Sunday.

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Iran has long made the cessation of fighting in Lebanon a condition for any wider agreement with the United ​States.

Lebanese security sources said the attack on Dahiyeh appeared to be a targeted strike with two missiles.