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 Israel-Hezbollah on brink of war infographic
Graphic shows map of southern Lebanon and key events in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel since Oct 7, 2023.
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CONFLICT

Exploding devices attacks raise fears of wider Israel-Lebanon conflict

By Jordi Bou

September 19, 2024 - Israel has bombed southern Lebanon a day after explosions of Hezbollah radios that came on the heels of blasts in booby-trapped pagers, setting the foes hurtling towards war.

The sophisticated attacks on armed group Hezbollah’s communications equipment, which killed 37 people and wounded around 3,000 over two days, sowed disarray in Lebanon, with panicked residents abandoning their mobile phones.

Fears of a full-scale war between both sides soared after the killing of 12 children in a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on July 27. Israel said Hezbollah carried out the attack, but the group denied involvement.

On July 30, the IDF announced that it had killed senior Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in an air strike in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Following the attacks communications equipment, the Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the war was moving into a new phase, with more resources and military units now being shifted to the northern border.

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PUBLISHED: 19/09/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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