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Exploding radios in Lebanon disrupt its fragile health system, WHO says
Explosions in booby-trapped radios and pagers in Lebanon this week seriously disrupted its fragile health sector, the World Health Organization chief said on Thursday.
Israel strikes in Lebanon target senior Hezbollah military commander
Amid fears of an expanding war in the Middle East following mass detentions of bombs surreptitiously planted in Hezbollah communication devices, Israel continued its assault of the Iran-backed militia overnight.
Hezbollah chief calls pager, radio attacks an ‘act of war’ by Israel
Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah addressed the nation Thursday in a televised speech, as Israeli warplanes flew over the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Exploding pagers belonging to Hezbollah kill at least 9 and injure more than 2,750 in Lebanon
The Iran-backed militant group said handheld communication devices belonging to its members had blown up across the country.
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said,
Middle East braces for Hezbollah response to Lebanon pager, radio attacks
Lebanon is reeling from two days of deadly explosions linked to electronic devices. Hezbollah blamed Israel. Its leader, Hasan Nasrallah, is due to speak.
Fresh explosions heard in Lebanon as Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate
Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, security sources and witnesses said, further hiking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group's pagers.
Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict
One Hezbollah official said the episode was the biggest security breach in the group's history. The operations, which appeared to throw Hezbollah into disarray, played out alongside Israel's 11-month-old war in Gaza and heightened fears of an escalation on its Lebanese border and the risk of a full-blown regional war.
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Lebanon: WHO appeals for more support for civilians as crises intensify
The international community must come to the aid of Lebanon in the face of back-to-back crises and spillover from the war in ...
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Lebanon: Leaked document reveals 879 Hezbollah members killed in pager, walkie-talkie explosions; details here
A shocking internal document from Hezbollah’s military intelligence has revealed that 879 members of the organization have ...
Fear Grips Lebanon After Deadly Twin Pager and Radio Blasts
The Lebanese Red Cross has provided more than 200 units of blood for the wounded; blood banks were flooded with donors.Read ...
Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah leader warns 'red lines' crossed
Hassan Nasrallah says the exploding device attacks are "a declaration of war" which paid "no heed to innocent people".
Israel-Hamas war latest: Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a `red line'
Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, said Israel crossed a “red line” this week after bombings widely blamed on Israel in ...
Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed ...
Israel Strikes Lebanon in Wake of Hezbollah Threat to Retaliate, Officials Say
Israel carried out one of the most intense bombardments of the past year, as warplanes launched 70 airstrikes, Lebanese ...
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WHO says it's helping Lebanon's Health Ministry
The head of the World Health Organization says it is working with Lebanon’s Health Ministry as it deals with those wounded by ...