DUBAI: Israeli ministers have authorized the military forces to strike Beirut in response to any rocket fire emanating from Lebanon and crosses into the country’s territory, media reports say. Israel’s security cabinet decided Monday morning that any rocket fire from Lebanon that crosses into Israeli territory will trigger an immediate strike on Beirut – no special political approval required, Israeli Channel 14 reported.

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT -- The Israeli air force began a series of airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb in Lebanon on Sunday afternoon, Israel's military said in a statement.

The Israeli military said it intercepted two projectiles that crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon on Sunday, after sirens sounded in the areas of Yiftah and Ramot…