Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes that have raised fears of an all-out war.
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00:00The Mideast once again is on edge after a new round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
00:13Israel says it struck thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers inside South Lebanon in what
00:19it calls an act of self-defense.
00:20It says that the Lebanese militant group was planning to launch thousands of rockets into
00:25Israel early Sunday when it struck.
00:28Despite these Israeli airstrikes, Hezbollah did manage to fire over 200 rockets into Israel
00:34as well as about 20 drones.
00:36The fighting appears to have calmed down for the time being, but all sides remain on high
00:41alert.
00:43Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging fire almost every day since Israel's war against
00:47Hamas erupted last October.
00:49Hezbollah says it will continue its attacks until there's a ceasefire.
00:54Despite this latest fighting, international mediators including the U.S., Qatar and Egypt
00:58are once again expected to meet with Israeli officials in Cairo in another attempt to forge
01:04a ceasefire to end a war that is almost 11 months old.