Amid fears of an expanding war in the Middle East following mass detonations of bombs surreptitiously planted in Hezbollah communication devices, Israel continued its assault of the Iran-backed militia overnight.

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet after Lebanon filed a complaint over the attacks on Hezbollah pagers, radios and other communications devices.

Days after the attacks on Hezbollah with exploding electronic devices across Lebanon, Israel has struck a suburb of Beirut.