The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon as the movement’s leader accused Israel of “crossing all of the red lines”, heightening fears of an escalation into a full-blown regional war.

Israel said it struck hundreds of targets in Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah’s leader vowed to retaliate for two “unprecedented” rounds of attacks targeting its operatives’ communication devices. Israel has not commented on the explosion of thousands of Hezbollah pagers and radios,