Hezbollah fires 200 rockets at Israel after commander killed

Lebanese group warns new sites will be targeted

Firefighters work after Lebanon's Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and a swarm of drones at Israeli military sites, near the border between Israel and Lebanon on the Israeli side. Photo: Reuters

Laila Bassam

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel yesterday and threatened to hit new targets in retaliation for the killing of a top commander, in the latest surge of violence in the steadily worsening conflict across the border.

Sparked by the Gaza war, the conflict between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel has been gradually intensifying for months, raising fears of a full-scale war, which both sides have indicated they want to avoid and diplomats are working to prevent.