Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the idea of a ceasefire in Lebanon on Tuesday that would leave Hezbollah close to his country's northern border as the militant group threatened to widen its attacks.

Israel conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah's main bastion and a city in southern Lebanon where it holds sway on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire.

One day after a deadly Israeli airstrike in northern Lebanon -- far from Hezbollah's main area of influence in the south and east -- the acting leader of the militant group said it would aim rockets into more areas of Israel.