Warning sirens sounded in Tel Aviv on Wednesday as a single surface-to-surface missile was intercepted by air defense systems after it was detected crossing from Lebanon, the Israeli military said.

Israel said it was the first time the Lebanese militia had taken aim at Israel’s economic hub. Half a million people are displaced in Lebanon, the foreign minister said.

Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah targeted Tel Aviv for the first time ever on Wednesday, launching missiles toward the city, and marking a further escalation in the region. It comes after President Biden gave his final address to the United Nations General Assembly,