The attacks came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months.

The Israeli military launched a wave of attacks on the city centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, as dozens more Palestinians were reported killed in strikes in the Gaza Strip. The state news agency NNA reported an Israeli attack near the famous Mar Elias shopping street.

The Israeli military continued an intense wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs on Saturday, including an attack on the militant group's headquarters in the Dahiya area.