Israel says it hit 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon

 Israel has carried out extensive air strikes on southern Lebanon targeting positions of the Iranian-backed group, Hezbollah

• The military says its warplanes struck more than 100 rocket launchers, as well as a weapons depot

• This comes as Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says "we are at the start of a new phase of the war" 

  
  
  
  The Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has vowed to inflict retribution after explosions of communication devices used by the group killed more than 30 people and injured thousands

• Bulgaria's state security agency DANS says none of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday were imported to, exported from or made in Bulgaria

• The White House has said it is concerned about a potential escalation in the Middle East. The UN Security Council will discuss the crisis later on Friday.

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