Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as fears of an all-out war build

• Israel says it carried out "pre-emptive" airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
• The Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah had been preparing to launch attacks on Israel.
• Hezbollah later said it had fired 320 Katyusha rockets and targeted 11 military sites in Israel.

Israel launched what it called "pre-emptive" airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the early hours of August 25 after it said it had identified plans for a large attack on its territory.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it believed the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group had been preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israel.