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People gather outside a hospital, as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on Tues...

World Aug 06

Survivors of Israel’s pager attack on Hezbollah last year struggle to recover

By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

World Sep 23

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, as seen from the Israeli side of Israel Lebanon border
Israeli strikes kill 182 in Lebanon, officials say, as country sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006

Thousands of Lebanese fled the south, and the main highway out of the southern port city of Sidon was jammed with cars heading toward Beirut in the biggest exodus since the 2006 conflict.

By Bassam Hatoum, Melanie Lidman, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

World Sep 19

Graves are seen in a cemetery dedicated to Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, in Ghobeiry
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Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a line and vows revenge for pager, radio attacks

The leader of Hezbollah says they will exact revenge on Israel for two days of attacks that killed dozens and wounded thousands. The News Hour is told that Israeli officials notified their U.S. counterparts they planted explosives in the pagers…

By Nick Schifrin

World Sep 19

Smoke rises above Kiryat Shmona after rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities betwee...
Hezbollah fires new barrage at Israel after electronic devices bombing

Fears of a greater war rise after hundreds of electronic devices exploded in Lebanon, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 3,000…

By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

World Sep 18

The exterior of an office building where BAC Consulting KFT is said to be registered, in Budapest
What role did a Hungarian firm play in the supply of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria?

In a duplex in a quiet neighborhood of the Hungarian capital is the headquarters of a company that is linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria as part of an apparent Israeli operation against…

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Sep 18

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Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding device attacks targeting Hezbollah

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi

For the second time in as many days, there was an unprecedented attack on Hezbollah. Tuesday, pagers exploded. Wednesday, it was two-way radios. At least 20 more people died and hundreds injured on top of at least 12 killed and…

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Sep 18

WATCH: White House holds briefing as second explosive electronics attack strikes Lebanon

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and national security spokesman John Kirby held a news briefing on Tuesday as a second electronic explosive attack struck Lebanon.

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Sep 18

Blinken frustrated by pager attacks that threaten efforts for a cease-fire in Gaza

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed frustration at surprise escalations that threaten to derail efforts to broker a cease-fire deal in Gaza.

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Sep 18

Lebanon rocked by 2nd wave of exploding devices as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war

By Bassem Mroue, Johnson Lai, Justin Spike, Associated Press

Israel's defense minister declares a "new phase" of war as Hezbollah officials and Lebanon's state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices.

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Sep 17

WATCH: Pentagon holds daily briefing after Hezbollah pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria

By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

The mysterious explosions came amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which have exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the war in Gaza.

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