Israel bombards Hezbollah, killing a top commander, while families flee Lebanon

Hezbollah supporters march behind the hearse carrying the coffins of Hezbollah commanders (Bilal Hussein/AP)

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as part of a two-day bombing campaign that has left more than 560 people dead and prompted thousands in southern Lebanon to seek refuge from the widening conflict.

With the two sides on the brink of all-out war, Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday, targeting an explosives factory and sending families into bomb shelters.