Israel has launched a heavy bombardment of Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah positions after the militant group fired rockets deep into Israel. The Israeli military said it struck hundreds of targets, including rocket launchers, while Hezbollah claimed to have targeted an Israeli airbase with dozens of missiles.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged heavy fire, with Israel i warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon 's south and Hezbollah firing rockets deep into northern Israel . The Israel i military said it struck around 290 targets on Saturday , including thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels, and said it would continue to strike targets of the Iran-backed movement.
Hezbollah, a powerful Iran-backed group, said 16 members including senior leader Ibrahim Aqil and another commander, Ahmed Wahbi, were among those killed on Friday in the deadliest strike in nearly a year of conflict with Israel. Israel's army said it hit an underground gathering of Aqil and leaders of Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces, and had almost completely dismantled its military chain of command.
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