ISRAELI warplanes blasted Hezbollah targets in seven areas of Lebanon as the “new phase” of its war ramped up. The bombing follows two surprise sabotage attacks with pagers and walkie-talkies targeting Hezbollah that killed at least 37 and injured thousands. 10 Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanon Credit: AFP 10 Israeli medics evacuate the wounded during the latest cross-border exchanges Credit: Reuters 10 Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant troops yesterday Credit: Eyevine 10 CCTV footage caught a device blowing up inside a phone shop Credit: X 10 Israel has seized the initiative and moved thousands of troops to the north of the country as analysts believe it could be set to invade .
Warplanes fired on settlements in southern Lebanon overnight and heavy artillery also fired across the northern border. The strikes came as Hezbollah continue to fire rockets into northern Israel with five injured as the terror group retaliates against the surprise blitz . Cross border exchanges increased as Israeli sources said toll from the two-day blitz of Hezbollah communications was higher than the terror group had admitted.
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