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The ******** military said it carried out a “targeted strike” in the Lebanese capital on Friday, while two security sources told Reuters the southern suburbs of Beirut had been hit.

Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV reported “an *******” on the area.

“The IDF (******* Defense Forces) conducted a targeted strike in Beirut. At this moment, there are no changes in the Home Front Command defensive guidelines,” the ******** military said, providing no further details.

A thick cloud of smoke could be seen rising over the capital, according to a Reuters live feed, after residents said they heard a loud blast.

Hezbollah pounded northern ******* with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against ******* for a mass ******** *******, the ******** military and the militant group said.

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*******’s military said the rockets came in three waves Friday afternoon targeting sites along the ravaged border with Lebanon.

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Hezbollah said it had targeted several sites along the border with Katyusha rockets, including multiple air defence bases as well as the headquarters of an ******** armored brigade they said they’d struck for the first time.

Hezbollah said the rockets were in retaliation for ******** strikes on villages and homes in southern Lebanon.

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Hezbollah and ******* have exchanged near-daily ***** since Oct. 8, a day after the *******-****** conflict’s opening salvo, but Friday rocket barrages were heavier than normal.

Nasrallah on Thursday vowed to keep up daily strikes on ******* despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices, which he described as a “severe *****.”

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Two days of attacks widely blamed on ******* targeted thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies, and have heightened fears that nearly a year of near-daily exchanges of ***** between Hezbollah and ******* will escalate into all-out war.

******* has neither confirmed nor denied involvement in the attacks.

–with files from Associated Press

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