Israel says it intercepted 'aerial target' from Lebanon

The Israeli military said it has intercepted an "aerial target" that crossed from Lebanon.

Witnesses heard blasts along the southeastern Lebanese border, according to Reuters. There were no immediate claims of responsibility.

The Israeli army said it had "successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory" on Thursday.

A spokesperson for the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil) told Reuters that a launch had been detected from Lebanon towards Israel, followed by Israeli attacks in response.

At around 5pm local time, shells landed in the vicinity of Marwahin, a village in south Lebanon on the border with Israel, according to a Unifil spokesperson.