This was reported by the press service of the Government of Lebanon.

"Prime Minister Saad Hariri had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and French Presidential Advisor Emmanuel Bon, demanding the intervention of the United States, France and the international community to counter the escalation of the situation on the southern border," RIA Novosti reports.

As stated in the press service of the Lebanese army, Israeli troops fired more than 40 missiles at a number of settlements in southern Lebanon. It indicates that the bombing is ongoing.

Earlier media reported that representatives of the Hezbollah movement destroyed an Israeli armored car on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

In turn, Israel announced the launch of anti-tank missiles from Lebanese territory towards an Israeli settlement. After that, the Israeli military returned fire.