Beirut has warned the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is out of control as Israel signalled a new era of the war.Lebanese economy minister Amin Salam said the last week had been “very intense” for Lebanon and said escalation of the conflict by the hour was likely.

The strikes aim to "degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure," the IDF said in a statement.

Israeli jets are carrying out huge sonic booms over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, during a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. Lebanese residents, already on edge following this week's blasts across the country that the group blamed on Israel,

A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded as part of blasts heard across Beirut.

Lebanon was hit with a fresh wave of exploding telecommunications devices including walkie-talkies a day after 12 people were killed and thousands injured in a series of similar blasts.

Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, which it said were the result of walkie-talkies detonating.