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JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (REUTERS)
Hezbollah confirmed launching hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut last month.
The Israeli military said in a statement that around 100 Israeli jets reportedly struck more than 40 Hezbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon shortly before the strikes, destroying thousands of launcher barrels.
Hezbollah said it had launched drones and more than 320 Katyusha rockets towards Israel and hit 11 military targets.
It said the barrage had completed "the first phase" of its response to Israel's assassination last month of Fuad Shukr, a senior commander, in Beirut but that the full response would take "some time."
It dismissed Israel's account of the pre-emptive strikes but said in a statement its military operation had been completed successfully for the day.
Israel's cabinet met at 7 am but there were no immediate details on any further response.
