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  Lebanon Blasts: US believes Israel-Hezbollah conflict requires a diplomatic solution

  News | September 18, 2024 18:37 IST

  The United States had no involvement in Tuesday's (September 17) pager blasts in Lebanon that killed at least eight people and wounded nearly 3,000, the Pentagon said, as Washington renewed calls for a diplomatic solution to tensions between Israel and Lebanon.

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  Lebanon Pager Blasts What is a pager why Hezbollah members use it Was Israel behind the blasts

  Originals | September 18, 2024 15:46 IST

  Lebanon Pager Blasts: Thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon on 17 September, killing nine people and injuring nearly 3,000 members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, including fighters and medics, and Iran's envoy to Beirut. But what is a pager and how Israel managed to plant

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  Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Hezbollah: Reports

  World | September 18, 2024 9:51 IST

  Around 3,000 of the pagers used in Lebanon exploded when Israel reportedly sent a "cryptic message", killing nine people and wounding thousands. This could be one of the most advanced warfare against Hezbollah, which has sworn punishment against Israel.

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  What is a pager, and why are Hezbollah militants still using such outdated device?

  World | September 18, 2024 0:01 IST

  The long-forgotten communication device has recently resurfaced in the spotlight following a series of explosions that injured over a thousand people in Lebanon.

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  Lebanon: Hezbollah blames Israel for series of pager blasts, says will get 'fair punishment'

  World | September 17, 2024 23:36 IST

  A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the "biggest security breach" the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel.

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  What is Hezbollah, the Lebanese group hit by most advanced pagers explosion?

  World | September 17, 2024 21:19 IST

  Hezbollah is a powerful part of the "Axis of Resistance", an alliance of Iran-backed groups across the Middle East that also includes the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which ignited the Gaza war by attacking Israel on October 7.

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  WATCH: CCTV captures moment when Hezbollah member carrying pager exploded in Beirut supermarket

  World | September 17, 2024 20:41 IST

  Thousand of people were wounded in Beirut’s suburbs and other parts of Lebanon after their handheld pagers exploded Tuesday, Lebanese state media and security officials said.

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  Lebanon: 9 killed, over 2800 injured after thousands of pagers exploded following 'cryptic' message

  World | September 18, 2024 0:05 IST

  The explosions took place amid heightened violence between Israel and Hezbollah, who have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the Gaza war erupted last October in the worst such escalation in years.

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  Hezbollah launches 50 rockets at Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as Gaza ceasefire remains elusive

  World | August 21, 2024 15:47 IST

  Cross-border attacks between Israel and Hezbollah have increased recently, as the Lebanese militant group launched over 200 projectiles towards Israel on Tuesday. Israel said it is winding down its operations in Gaza to focus on Lebanon.

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  10 killed, including children, in Israeli strike targeting Hezbollah arms depot in south Lebanon

  World | August 17, 2024 15:49 IST

  Israel's military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah militants amid heightened tensions following the death of a senior militant commander last month. Hezbollah and Israel have been trading fire since October 8, a day after Hamas attacked the Jewish country.

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  Israeli warplanes break sound barrier in Beirut after Hezbollah launches drone attacks

  World | August 06, 2024 21:57 IST

  Last week, Israel killed Shukr, Hezbollah's senior-most military commander, in a strike on the group's stronghold in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut. Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, vowed revenge, but said the response would be "studied."

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  Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says retaliation for commander's killing 'yet to come'

  World | August 06, 2024 19:49 IST

  Last week, Israel killed Shukr, Hezbollah's senior-most military commander, in a strike on the group's stronghold in the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut.

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  Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 18, Palestinian stabbing in Tel Aviv kills 2 as fears of war rise

  World | August 04, 2024 17:21 IST

  Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 people hostage in their surprise attack into southern Israel last October.

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  Indian Embassy in Israel issues advisory, asks nationals to 'stay vigilant' amid escalating tensions

  World | August 02, 2024 21:00 IST

  Tensions are on a rise in Israel due to escalating conflicts with Lebanon and Iran. The Indian Embassy in Israel has issued an advisory for the Indian nationals living in the country.

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  India 'strongly advises' its nationals to leave Lebanon as situation turns deadly after attack

  World | August 01, 2024 17:36 IST

  The conflict in the Middle East has entered a new phase in the wake of Israel's suspected assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and an Israeli strike in Beirut against the top military commander of Iran-backed Hezbollah.

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  Hezbollah confirms top commander Fouad Shukur was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

  World | July 31, 2024 23:52 IST

  Lebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, making him the most senior figure from the group to be killed in nearly 10 months of conflict with Israel.

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  School teacher, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, likely to be new Hamas leader: Report

  World | July 31, 2024 21:51 IST

  Hamas sources said Meshaal is expected to be chosen as the paramount leader of the group to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, with Tehran and Hamas vowing retribution against Israel.

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  Body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr found in Beirut rubble: Report

  World | August 01, 2024 0:04 IST

  Late on Tuesday, Israel's military reported the killing of Shukr, identified as Hezbollah's highest-ranking commander, attributing responsibility to him for a weekend attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of twelve youths.

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  Israel vs Lebanon: A timeline of the decades-long conflict between two countries | EXPLAINED

  Explainers | July 31, 2024 14:37 IST

  Israel's Tuesday strike on Beirut, Lebanon targeting a senior Hezbollah commander in retaliation for Saturday's Golan Heights attack shone the light on the decades-long conflict between the two nations. Israel blamed Hezbollah's Fuad Shukr for the Golan Heights attack that killed 12 children.

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  Israel's two major enemies 'eliminated' within hours: How the attacks unfolded?

  World | July 31, 2024 14:05 IST

  Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of Hamas' political bureau, has long been a target for Israel's military and intelligence services. His assassination followed an Israeli strike in Beirut to kill Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation for a rocket attack in Golan Heights that killed 12 youths.