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Hezbollah Vows To Punish Israel After Deadly Pager Blasts

Hezbollah vowed on Wednesday to punish Israel for a deadly attack in which hundreds of paging devices used by the militant group's members exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon.

International Business Times

Eyewitnesses Describe Chaos Following Deadly Beirut Explosions

Eyewitnesses describe the aftermath of deadly pager explosions in Beirut, highlighting the indiscriminate impact on the community.

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Gruesome Footage From Inside Lebanese Hospital Shows Hands Missing Fingers, Holes In Waistlines Of Hezbollah Members

Footage from Lebanese hospitals show the grisly chaos following simultaneous explosions of Hezbollah pagers across Beirut on Tuesday.

International Business Times

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Timeline: Israel has long history of pulling off complex attacks like exploding pagers in Lebanon

Thousands of pagers used members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people and wounding several thousand

The Independent UK

Air France And Lufthansa Suspend Tel Aviv Flights Due To Security

Air France and Lufthansa suspend flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut due to security concerns. Passengers advised to stay informed about updates on flight sched...

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Gruesome footage from inside Lebanese hospital shows hands missing fingers, holes in waistlines of Hezbollah members

Footage from Lebanese hospitals show the grisly chaos following simultaneous explosions of Hezbollah pagers across Beirut on Tuesday.

Latin Times

Ambulance Crews From Northern Lebanon Deployed To Beirut After Explosions

Ambulance crews from northern Lebanon assist in Beirut after tragic pager explosions, resulting in casualties and injuries. Southern suburbs heavily impacted.

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Tragic Explosion In Lebanon Leaves Eight Dead, 2,800 Injured

Tragedy strikes Beirut as powerful explosions kill 8, injure 2,800. Global support pours in.

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Iranian Ambassador To Lebanon Injured In Beirut Explosion

Iran's ambassador to Lebanon injured in Beirut explosion. Safety of diplomatic personnel highlighted. Investigation ongoing.

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Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say

Lebanese state media and security officials say dozens of people have been injured in Beirut’s suburbs after their handheld pagers exploded

The Independent UK

Salim al-Hoss obituary

Lebanese politician recognised for his probity and integrity who served as his country’s president four times

The Guardian - UK

Has Hezbollah re-established deterrence with Israel?

Will Israel’s Netanyahu try to inflame the border with Lebanon or has Hezbollah made it clear what that would cost him?

Al Jazeera

Lebanon's ex-central bank chief arrested over alleged financial crimes

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Plus, the trial against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of…

France 24

Some Lebanese who fear war is coming have an unusual backup plan: Moving to Syria

Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli airstrike demolished an apartment building in a busy neighborhood where Hezbollah has its main operations and base of support

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Its economy and infrastructure battered, can Lebanon afford a war with Israel?

The ferocious exchange of fire by Hezbollah and the Israeli military is raising fears of a regional war beyond the tense border

Al Jazeera

Airlines suspend flights over clashes between Israel and Hezbollah

British Airways suspends flights until Wednesday, while Air France pauses services until Monday.

The Conversation

Lebanon has made survival an art form, after decades of war and unrest

I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell was born. I mention this because, despite the fact our experiences of this fascinating country were at different times, his impressions and judgements in his excellent new book Lebanon Days – which…

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Air France Suspends Flights To Tel Aviv And Beirut

Air France suspends flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut in response to Israel-Hezbollah tensions, monitoring security conditions for passenger safety.

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The Independent UK

View of Beirut as Hezbollah retaliates with rocket barrage after Israeli strikes

Watch a view of Beirut on Sunday (25 August) after Hezbollah retaliated with a rocket barrage following Israeli strikes.

The Guardian - AU

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire over killing of commander in Beirut: what we know so far

Israel launched what it said were ‘self-defence’ strikes on targets in Lebanon as Hezbollah fires hundreds of rockets and drones over the border

International Business Times

Bracing For War: Lebanese Hospitals Ready Emergency Plans

In Lebanon's biggest public hospital, nurses are busy honing their life-saving skills as the spectre of all-out war looms, 10 months into intensifying clashes between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war.

The Guardian - UK

Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah despite diplomatic drive

Hezbollah fires 55 missiles at town in Israel after Israeli strike killed 10 Syrian workers and their relatives in Lebanon

Al Jazeera

As war looms over Lebanon, refugees wonder how they will survive

Syrians and Sudanese nationals are trapped between war raging in their own countries and a war looming over Lebanon.

Radio France Internationale

French foreign minister says Gaza truce 'necessary' for regional peace

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Thursday from Beirut that a cease-fire in Gaza was "necessary" for peace in the region including Lebanon, as talks resumed in Qatar aiming to end the conflict.

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t handle a war’: poor and broken, Beirut’s residents dread the arrival of fresh conflict

With nearly half the population in poverty and inflation at 40%, concerns are rising that Lebanon is ill-prepared for any escalation in the Israel-Gaza war

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