LIVE UPDATE: Hezbollah’s crushing response minute by minute!

12:48 GMT Al-Mayadeen: Heavy Israeli overflights reported on Lebanese villages of Marouahine, Ayta al-Sha’ab and Ramiya

12:45 GMT Arab League calls on the UN Security Council to intervene and end the Israel-Lebanon tension

12:36 GMT Hamas: Hezbollah has legitimate right to respond to Israel’s policy of assassination

12:35 GMT Palestinian group Islamic Jihad praises Hezbollah ‘heroic’ operation against Israelis

12:35 GMT Security sources told Al-Mayadeen: Dialogue is ongoing between Lebanon and UNIFIL to reach a ceasefire

12:33 GMT Israeli fighter jets pound artillery posts in territory held by Syrian army

12:30 GMT Yedioth Ahronoth: Israel denies reports saying its soldiers being kidnapped in northern border attack

12:28 GMT Israeli Channel 10 says military is preparing for a ground operation against Lebanon

12:25 GMT Israeli airports in Haifa and Rosh Pina closed

12:24 GMT Lebanon news agency: Israeli drone flying over Marjeouyoun region, south of country

12:20 GMT UN peacekeeper killed by Israeli shelling as Israeli tanks begin shelling areas in south of Lebanon.

12:16 GMT Lebanon new agency: Israeli soldier captured during Sheba’a operation

Israel confirms four Israeli soldiers were killed and many others including a high-ranking commander wounded in a missile attack launched from Lebanon’s Shabaa farms into northern Israel.

Al-Mayadeen TV says the attack was carried out by Hezbollah.

11:14 GMT A Spanish UNIFIL soldier has been injured in Israel’s attack on Lebanon.

11:08 GMT Israel closes its northern space and airports to civilian traffic.

11:02 GMT The Lebanese Al-Manar TV says nine Israeli vehicles were damaged in the attack.

10:58 GMT The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack saying it comes in response to the recent killing of its fighters by Israel.

10:54 GMT According to the Israeli sources airports in Rosh Pina and Haifa have been closed due to the Israeli air force operations.

10:47 GMT The Israeli army chief of staff is holding a briefing session with the military commanders in attendance.

10:30 GMT Lebanese sources say at least 30 shells were fired into Lebanon after the attack.