Hezbollah claims its response to the killing of Fuad Shukr was “precise and successful.”

Hezbollah-affiliated news site Al-Mayadeen reported that Hezbollah's response to the assassination of top commander Fuad Shukr against Israel “was carried out with the utmost precision and success.”

The website claimed that Hezbollah's attacks hit a military target “deep inside the occupied territory, not on its outskirts.” It added that Israel's air defenses were ineffective and “did not prevent any missile or drone from reaching its target.”

The news site also denied Israel's claim that the IDF's preemptive strike against rocket launchers was successful. The news site, which often acts as a mouthpiece for the terror group, said the IDF's claims were aimed at the Israeli public.

Al-Mayadeen claimed that Hezbollah's explosive drones had hit a “high-value military target.”

A Hezbollah statement was quoted as saying that two military bases in central Israel were attacked. There was no report of an attack on a military target by the Israeli army or in any Hebrew media outlet.

In addition, the report said that the launch of around 320 rockets was intended to “distract from Iron Dome and Israel's response capabilities” in order to enable a hit on the military targets.

Hezbollah later issued a statement saying it had completed its response to the killing of military commander Fuad Shukr for today, but hinted that further responses could follow, describing it as an “initial response.”

Hezbollah claimed to have fired more than 320 rockets into northern Israel this morning, while the Israeli military reported a lower number, saying only about 200 rockets were fired into Israeli territory.

The terrorist group denied Israel's claims that it had disrupted its operations through pre-emptive strikes in southern Lebanon, saying the claims “contradict the facts on the ground and are refuted.”

Hezbollah said Israel's announcement of pre-emptive strikes was “an attempt to achieve an imaginary victory.”

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will reportedly give a speech later in the day in which he will demonstrate the group's successful attacks on military targets and refute Israeli forces' claims that they prevented a larger attack.

“The enemy's false claims that these are preventive measures will be refuted in a speech by Secretary General Nasrallah later today,” the group said in a statement.

According to a statement by the Israeli military, only about 210 rockets and 20 drones were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel in this morning's Hezbollah attack.

The Israeli military did not initially provide statistics on the number of successful interceptions, suggesting that it did not want to reveal intelligence that Hezbollah could use to refine its attacks.

According to reports, some of the rockets were intercepted, while others hit, causing damage and some injuries. Many rockets apparently hit open areas.