What has the army revealed about Keserwan missile?

The Lebanese Army confirmed Wednesday that the projectile that exploded over Keserwan on Tuesday was an Iranian ballistic missile.

"Following the fall of missile fragments over a wide geographical area, specialized army units conducted an immediate field survey, collected the fragments, and analyzed them. The analysis revealed that the missile was a guided ballistic missile of the Qadr-110 type, manufactured in Iran, approximately 16 meters long with a range of about 2,000 kilometers, and containing several smaller missiles," the army said in a statement.

"It exploded at a high altitude, indicating that its target was outside Lebanese territory. The cause of the explosion was either a technical malfunction or an interceptor missile," the army added.

"In this context, the Army Command notes that there are no interceptor missile launchers within Lebanese territory," it said.

It added that it is continuing its investigation to uncover the circumstances of the incident.

The explosion of the missile over Keserwan, which had been spared the Israel-Hezbollah hostilities until Tuesday, sparked panic and confusion among the area's residents. A Naharnet journalist in Jounieh heard around six loud explosions.

Footage broadcast by LBCI television in the coastal town of Sahel Alma showed a building with shattered windows and shrapnel piercing one of its walls, and a crack in a small wall beside it.

Videos on social media showed smoke rising from several locations.

"A number of citizens sustained minor injuries from flying shrapnel," the National News Agency said.

Israeli strikes have mostly struck Lebanon's south and east, as well as areas in and around Beirut, killing more than a 1,000 people.