The pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah said early on Sunday it had begun its retaliation against Israel for the killing of one of its commanders in Beirut. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared a 48-hour state of emergency across Israel, in response to the escalating security threat. He said that the emergency situation would be in force for the next 48 hours, from 6 am (0300 GMT). Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement it had discovered that Hezbollah would “soon fire rockets, and possibly missiles and UAVs” towards Israeli territory. “In a self-defense act to remove…