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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Simon Speakman Cordall

Remote attacks push Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war

A Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024 [Jalaa Marey/AFP]

Lebanon has suffered two days of seemingly random explosions of hand-held communication devices used by Hezbollah members across the country and in Syria. Analysts say this has opened a new chapter in the decades-old conflict between the two sides.

After detonations of pagers and “walkie-talkie” radio handsets across two days, the death toll in Syria and Lebanon stands at 37, with thousands injured.

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