JERUSALEM — Israel expanded its targets in its war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday (Oct 14), killing at least 21 people in an airstrike in the north, health officials said, while millions of Israelis took shelter from projectiles fired back across the border.

So far the main focus of Israel's military operations in Lebanon has been in the south, the eastern Bekaa Valley and the suburbs of Beirut.

The strike in the northern region hit a house that had been rented to displaced families, Aitou Mayor Joseph Trad told Reuters.

In addition to the deaths, four people were injured, the Red Cross said.

Israel on Oct 14 ordered residents of 25 villages to evacuate to areas north of the Awali River, which flows through southern Lebanon, as it intensifies its attacks in the region.

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