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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

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 US, UK, France and Germany on Tuesday announced sanctions against Iran for supplying Russia with short-range ballistic missiles to use in its war in Ukraine. In a joint statement, the governments of France, Britain and Germany said they were coordinating a “strong response” with their European and international partners, including cancelling bilateral air agreements with Iran.

U.S. secretary of state did not mention if plan meets demands made by militants

The Biden administration has been mounting an intensive campaign to encourage both sides to de-escalate.

Western media reports suggest Israel's secret service planted bombs inside the building Ismail Haniyeh was staying in.

Since Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have been targeting the Palestinian militant group’s top leaders both in Hamas-controlled Gaza and on foreign soil. The group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an air strike on his Tehran home on July 31, is the most senior Hamas official to have been killed so far. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the key figures on Israel’s hit list.

The head of Hamas has been assassinated — leading to warnings we are on the brink of a “full-scale war”.

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