Israel says it has killed a senior Hezbollah commander as fighting in Lebanon continues.  

The Lebanese health ministry says strikes have killed around 500 people.  

The Israeli Defence Force says its mission is to stop the Iranian-backed group from firing rockets into Israel's north and to push them back from the border.  

International relations analyst Stephen Hoadley told Ryan Bridge he expects air and artillery attacks will continue, and hopefully Hezbollah's rocket attacks on Israel will stop.  

He says that would cause a lull, but a repeat of the cycle of violence is possible in another year or two. 

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