Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah leader condemns device attacks
Israel has launched air strikes on southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah condemns this week’s fatal exploding devices attacks
Moments before Nasrallah’s televised speech, Israel confirmed fresh strikes; our correspondent in Beirut also hears Israeli fighter jets breaking the sound barrier over the capital
Nasrallah says the device attacks – which killed at least 37 – crossed “all limits, rules and red lines” an paid “no heed to innocent people” on Wednesday
More than 2,600 people were injured when thousands of pagers exploded on Tuesday and walkie-talkies exp Multiple sources say Israel’s Mossad spy agency was targeting Hezbollah; Israel hasn’t commented, but on Wednesday, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase in the war”