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.

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

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”.

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

The reported airstrikes came after Israel accused Hezbollah killing 12 civilians in the Golan Heights

A high-ranking military official in Iran has issued a defiant statement as tensions between the Middle Eastern superpower and the West threaten to spill over.

Defense minister warns Hezbollah against making a ‘grave mistake’ if it continues to attack areas near Israel’s northern border

The Israeli military has carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Armored vehicles have rolled into Beirut as the Lebanese capital descended into chaos, with crowds led by Hezbollah and Amal groups demonstrating against Tarek Bitar, the lead judge of the port blast investigation.

There is no evidence that Hezbollah's leadership or the Syrian government were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said on Tuesday.

The Lebanese president has made a contentious new claim amid growing anger over why hazardous materials were allowed to languish in the city’s centre.

People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion.

Horrifying footage shows the moment a bride was smiling for her wedding video in Beirut – before all hell broke loose.

Newcastle could be annihilated by an ammonium nitrate stockpile that is four times the size of Beirut’s – and just 800m from residents.