Media reports have cited witnesses as saying that the strikes on Saturday were “violent and widespread” but did not give details of damage or casualties.

In a statement, the Israeli army said it responded to rocket fire from Lebanon which prompted sirens in the northern parts of the occupied territories.

According to the Israeli media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his forces to take “robust action” against Hezbollah targets, saying “Israel will not allow any harm’ to its people."

Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for the alleged rocket fire.

The Lebanese military did not tell who was behind the alleged rocket fire into Israel, but said it had found and dismantled “three primitive rocket launchers” during investigations following the incident.

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged cross-border attacks for 13 months in the wake of the regime’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Despite a ceasefire struck in November last year, Israel has kept violating the truce and continued to maintain a military presence at five locations in the south of Lebanon in breach of the deal.

Escalation in the north comes after Israel restarted military operations in Gaza earlier in the week, putting an end to a fragile truce that had largely held since January.