Rocket fire has intensified since the Beirut airstrike that killed the group’s senior commander

“We are eliminating senior officials, terrorists, destroying missiles - and our hands are outstretched,” he said as he met with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The mass explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies believed to belong to members of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon have widely been attributed to Israel’s intelligence services. The attacks, which killed dozens of people and wounded thousands more, speak volumes about the technical capacities of Israel’s spy services – and their role in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Damages or casualties not immediately clear, Israel says it launched unspecified response

Hezbollah’s leader has said Israel wanted to ‘kill 5000’ with its device attacks – but just as he was speaking Israel performed a mock air raid on Beirut

The question remains: Why would Israel order the blasts now?

More than 30 killed, thousands wounded over 2 days after devices used by Hezbollah were detonated

The IDF said that it targeted buildings used by Hezbollah operatives

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”.

A spectacular attack on Hezbollah is the latest development in the ongoing war between Iranian proxies and the Jewish state.

The blasts came a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded in an apparent Israeli operation

As the Middle East implodes, fears are growing of a global war which would be “far more devastating than anything seen so far”.

Israel yet to make statement about detonations across Lebanon that killed a 10-year-old girl and left 400 in a reported critical condition

It is still unclear whether the missile was detected in time and why the Arrow system did not intercept it as planned.

Five women and four children among dead as Hamas spokesperson says the group has ‘a high ability to continue’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal as hundreds of thousands of Israelis staged a nationwide strike in a bid to pressure the government to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Comments follow criticism from Joe Biden and protests against his handling of war and efforts to free hostages