India, June 8 -- The Israeli military on Sunday said it intercepted all missiles launched from Iran, in a fresh escalation that has heightened tensions in the region and put the fragile ceasefire at risk.

The attack came shortly after Iran threatened to retaliate against Israel over fresh strikes on Beirut. Meanwhile, air raid sirens sounded across Israel as tensions flared in the region.

Iran said the missiles were fired in response to ceasefire violations in Beirut and warned that the Israeli military must stop its attacks on Lebanon.

The development comes amid fresh skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah near the Lebanese capital, even as the US and Iran appear to be making little progress towards a peace deal aimed at ending the w...