Israel says its warplanes have hit more than 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers and other "terrorist sites" including a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the launchers were ready to be fired against Israel.
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said Israel carried out at least 52 strikes in the south of the country on Thursday evening, and that Lebanon had also launched strikes on military sites in northern Israel.
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Israeli warplanes carried out their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.
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