Israel says Lebanon strikes thwarted large-scale Hezbollah attack

The Israeli military said its fighter jets had destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers "aimed toward northern Israel and some were aimed toward central Israel." The powerful Iran-backed Lebanese group countered that Israel was making "empty claims" of having thwarted an attack, and said its own operation for Sunday "was completed and accomplished". Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah was due to speak on the "latest developments" at 6:00pm (1500 GMT), the group said. Hezbollah has traded...