THE Lebanese Hezbollah group says it has launched more than 200 rockets at several military bases in Israel today in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders.

The Hezbollah attack was one of the largest in the exchanges along the Lebanon-Israel border, with tensions escalating in recent weeks.

The Israeli military said “numerous projectiles and suspicious aerial targets” had entered its territory from Lebanon, many of which it said were intercepted. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Israel admitted on Tuesday that it was responsible for the killing of Mohammad Naameh Nasser, who headed one of Hezbollah’s three regional divisions in southern Lebanon.

Hours after the killing, Hezbollah launched scores of rockets into northern Israel and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The group launched more rockets on Thursday.

The conflict erupted shortly after the outbreak of the war in Gaza. Hezbollah says it is striking Israel in solidarity with Hamas who are fighting the Israelis in Gaza.

The group’s leadership says it will stop its attacks once there is a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israeli officials, meanwhile, say they could decide to go to war in Lebanon if efforts for a diplomatic solution fail.

Some 27 Israelis have been killed In northern Israel. In Lebanon, more than 450 people have been reported killed.