1st LD Writethru: Israel strikes S. Lebanon following Hezbollah mortar fire

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Israel's military said it launched strikes in southern Lebanon on Monday night in response to Hezbollah's mortar fire on an Israeli post near the Lebanese border earlier in the day.

In a statement, the military said the strikes were aimed at "terror targets."

According to Israel's Channel 12 TV, the strikes targeted the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. Photos circ