Hezbollah later fired over 300 drones and rockets at Israeli military targets.
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Sunday, in what it called a preemptive strike on Hezbollah targets.The Israeli military said Hezbollah was planning to launch a barrage of rockets and missiles toward Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces said around 100 fighter jets had 'struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels' at more than 40 sites.
The violence were among the biggest exchanges of fire since hostilities erupted between Israel and Hezbollah with the launch of Israel's war against Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, in Gaza.Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged fire since Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, but avoided a major escalation.Sunday's escalation has sparked fears of a wider regional conflict, potentially drawing in both the United States and Iran, as talks about a Gaza ceasefire deal continued in Egypt.
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