Amid fears of an expanding war in the Middle East following mass detonations of bombs surreptitiously planted in Hezbollah communication devices, Israel continued its assault on the Iran-backed militia overnight.

Days after the attacks on Hezbollah with exploding electronic devices across Lebanon, Israel has struck a suburb of Beirut.

Thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by the Hezbollah militant group exploded earlier this week, killing dozens and injuring thousands of others.