The airstrikes raised fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah after pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon last week.

Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 100 people, as the Israeli military called on residents to immediately evacuate places where it claimed

The attacks come amid some of the heaviest cross-border exchanges of fire in almost a year of conflict, as Israel shifts its focus to its northern border.