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Thousands of terrorist walkie-talkies explode
Thousands of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah terrorists have blown up in a second deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon, as Israel declares a “new phase of war”.
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Israel’s Strategic Win
A spectacular attack on Hezbollah is the latest development in the ongoing war between Iranian proxies and the Jewish state.
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New wave of explosions hits walkie talkies in Lebanon
The blasts came a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded in an apparent Israeli operation
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World braces for ‘unprecedented total war’
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