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  Israel's highly advanced Iron Dome intercepts thousands of rockets launched from Lebanon | WATCH

  World | September 23, 2024 23:59 IST

  Israel used all four tiers of its air defences — and help from allies — to block Lebanon's mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory.

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  Israel declares emergency as Hezbollah fires thousands of rockets after IDF kills 356 in Lebanon

  World | September 24, 2024 0:04 IST

  The Israeli military is preparing for the next stage of its operation in Lebanon after launching a wave of air strikes against Hezbollah targets on Monday morning, the military chief of the general staff Herzi Halevi said.

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  Lebanon: Heavy traffic in Sidon as civilians flee deadliest Israeli attack that killed 356 | VIDEO

  World | September 24, 2024 0:05 IST

  Israeli strikes killed more than 356 Lebanese in the deadliest and most intense barrage in nearly a year as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah.

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  Lebanon: Over 356 people killed, 1024 injured in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets

  World | September 24, 2024 0:06 IST

  Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that so far, more than 800 Hezbollah targets have been struck after earlier warning that airstrikes on houses in Lebanon, in which "Hezbollah hid weapons" were imminent.

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  Israel-Hezbollah tensions peak: What will be socio-economic impact of full-blown war? | EXPLAINED

  Explainers | September 23, 2024 14:03 IST

  Fears are rising of a full-blown war in the Middle East as Israel and Hezbollah take each other head-on with attacks and counter-attacks. What will be the impact of a full-blown war on both Israel and Lebanon?

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  Israel asks Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as attacks continue on both sides

  World | September 23, 2024 12:42 IST

  The Lebanese armed militant group Hezbollah fired over 150 rockets across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon.

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  Punjab man returns home after 23 years stranded in Lebanon

  India | September 21, 2024 23:38 IST

  After 23 years stranded in Lebanon due to a lost passport, Gurtej Singh from Punjab has finally returned home. Thanks to intervention from MP Balbir Singh Seechewal, Singh's emotional homecoming reunites him with his family after decades apart.

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  Who was Hezbollah's Ibrahim Aqil, featuring in US wanted list and killed in Israeli airstrike?

  World | September 21, 2024 12:05 IST

  In a significant development, top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon. Aqil, a senior leader in the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, played a key role in the organization’s military operations.

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  Can your smartphone be used as explosive like pager? Here's what experts say

  Technology | September 20, 2024 18:53 IST

  Recent explosion of a pager in Lebanon sent shockwaves globally, leaving people wondering if their smartphones could also be used as explosives. Here's what the experts have to say.

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  Hezbollah fires 140 rockets towards Israel after heavy strikes as all-out war seems imminent

  World | September 20, 2024 17:28 IST

  On Thursday, Israel claimed to have destroyed over 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launchers in some of its most intense attacks on Lebanon. This came after an unprecedented attack believed to be carried out by Israel when communication devices used by Hezbollah exploded, killing over 30 people.

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  Lebanon blasts: Qatar Airways asks passengers not to carry pager, walkie-talkie from Beirut airport

  World | September 20, 2024 8:56 IST

  Lebanese authorities banned walkie-talkies and pagers from being taken on flights from Beirut airport. The move comes after thousands of such devices exploded during a deadly attack on Hezbollah this week, killing several and leaving numerous others injured.

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  Lebanon bans walkie-talkies, pagers on flights as people fear deadly bombs in their pockets

  World | September 19, 2024 23:57 IST

  The attacks on Hezbollah communications equipment sowed fear across Lebanon, with people abandoning electronic devices for fear of carrying bombs in their pockets.

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  Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Is Pager technology developed to eradicate terror?

  Kurukshetra | September 19, 2024 23:52 IST

  three technical strikes have been reported in Lebanon in the last 3 days. First there were serial blasts in the pagers used by Hezbollah fighters. After that blasts were also reported in walkie talkies that were used for communication.

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  Lebanon: At least 14 killed, over 450 injured after multiple walkie-talkies explode in Beirut

  News | September 19, 2024 10:26 IST

  At least 14 people were killed and more than 450 injured after hand-held radios (walkie-talkies) used by Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across the country's south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, a security source and a witness said.

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  Israel declares 'new phase' of war with Hezbollah as exploding walkie-talkies kill 20 in Lebanon

  World | September 19, 2024 7:53 IST

  After thousands of pagers across Lebanon exploded on Tuesday and killed 12 people, the country was rocked again when walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday. The incident has further stoked tensions between Israel and Hezbollah and raised the risks of an all-out war.

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  VIDEO: Explosion during funeral of Hezbollah member killed in pager blast

  World | September 18, 2024 21:42 IST

  Hundreds of people were wounded in fresh blasts involving communication devices used by Lebanon's Hezbollah group, a security source said. Many of the wounds were to the stomach and hands, the source said.

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  Walkie-talkies belong to Japanese-based firm, purchased at the same time pagers bought: Reports

  World | September 18, 2024 21:58 IST

  The walkie-talkies which went off on Wednesday were purchased by Hezbollah five months ago, around the same time that the pagers were bought. Images of the exploded walkie-talkies showed an inside panel labelled "ICOM" and "made in Japan."

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  Lebanon: 14 killed, over 450 injured after multiple walkie-talkies explode following pager blasts

  World | September 19, 2024 0:01 IST

  Multiple explosions occurred Wednesday at the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before. Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, which it said were the result of walkie-talkies detonating.

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  Lebanon: Death count from most advanced pager attack climbs to 12, more than 200 still critical

  World | September 18, 2024 19:28 IST

  Health Minister Firas Abiad said that two-thirds of the wounded needed hospitalization, adding that the scale of the incident was far greater than the thousands wounded in the massive Beirut Port explosion in 2020.

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  Hezbollah attacks Israeli military posts in first cross-border attack after pager blasts

  World | September 18, 2024 23:34 IST

  Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday it attacked Israeli artillery positions with rockets in the first cross-border attack since the Tuesday pager blasts.