At least 14 people have been killed after a number of suspected Israeli strikes against targets across Syria, the country's state news agency has reported. It says five sites were targeted, including a scientific research centre. Israel usually does not comment on attacks in Syria and has not given a response to this latest attack.

The Israeli military said today that it had bombed an apartment building in Beirut’s southern suburbs and killed a major figure in Hezbollah’s military command. The strike stoked fears that Israel is driving toward a full-blown war against Hezbollah.