Israel aims strikes at Lebanon as Hezbollah launches attack over commander death

Israel launched a wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon early on Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Israel launched a wave of air strikes across southern Lebanon early on Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah.

It came as the militant group said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month.