Hezbollah says it has attacked Israel with a large number of drones and rockets, in response to the killing of a top commander last month. Israel 'pre-emptively' launched airstrikes inside Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, in what it called 'an act of self-defence'.
Israel has taken out thousands of Hezbollah's rocket launchers - but there are 'a lot more', the IDF says.International spokesman Nadav Shoshani tells Sky News that the militant group has been increasing its weapons supplies 'for years' with the help of Iran.He explains that Hezbollah is one of the largest militant organisations in the world and 'larger than a lot of different armies'.
He declines to comment on whether the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv was a target, but confirms Hezbollah launchers were aimed at central Israel, as well as northern Israel.Israeli forces carried out the 'self-defence operation' at around 4.30am local time , Mr Shohsani says.'We are ready to protect - if it's actively with our aerial defence system preventing terror attacks or taking out immediate threats minutes before happening,' he says.
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