Interceptor missile explosion heard in southern Lebanon

An explosion has been heard in the Marjayoun plain, southern Lebanon, which was later determined to be caused by an interceptor missile, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reports.

It added that the sound coincided with Israeli media reports that air defence systems had been activated in the city of Kiryat Shmona, near the shared border, but that the circumstances of the incident were still under investigation.

NNA reported earlier this morning that a drone had been flying over the southern suburbs.

-Al Jazeera