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People in the Lebanese capital Beirut, reeling after Tuesday's unprecedented attack targeting Hezbollah, are living in shock, anger and fear of what may come next as the group vows reprisals against Israel, RFI's correspondent in the city reports. France has suspended all flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv until Thursday…

Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to punish Israel for a deadly attack in which hundreds of paging devices used by the militant group's members exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon.

Israel’s spy service injected explosive materials activated by coded messages into thousands of pagers during production, months before they were imported by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a senior Lebanese security source said. Hezbollah fighters were using the low-tech devices, produced by the Taiwan-based company Gold Apollo, in an attempt to…

The unprecedented Hezbollah security breach saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others

Communication devices used by Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah detonated late Wednesday afternoon across the country's south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, killing at least 20 people and wounding 450, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The attack comes a day after exploding pagers killed 12 people…

Watch a view of Israel’s border with Lebanon on Wednesday 18 September after Hezbollahpager explosions killed nine and injured thousands.

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Rising number of deaths comes as White House says US not involved in wave of explosions ‘in any way’

The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with little option but to retaliate with the full support of the Iran-led “axis of resistance”.

The Foreign Office urged de-escalation after an apparent remote attack killed at least nine and wounded thousands.

Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah are engaging in daily cross-border fire, sparking fears their conflict could morph into a war, says Bel Trew