Events

Al Arabiya correspondent: Two Israeli raids on the towns of Mays al-Jabal and Blida in southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery targets the outskirts of Yater town

Libanonin terveysministeriö: 20 kuollutta ja yli 450 loukkaantunutta langattomien laitteiden räjähdyksissä tänään

White House: We are working with all our efforts and pressure to prevent the outbreak of a comprehensive war between Israel and Hezbollah

White House: The United States was not involved in the bombings in Lebanon, neither today nor yesterday

Iran’s envoy to the UN: Iran will seriously pursue the attack against its ambassador in Lebanon, which resulted in his injury, and reserves its rights under international law to take all necessary measures to respond to this heinous crime and violation of the laws

Israeli fighter jets struck buildings in southern Lebanon's Jebbayn earlier today, where the Israeli army says it identified several Hezbollah operatives. Separate airstrikes targeted a rocket launcher and other buildings used by the group in Halta, Kafr Kila, Odaisseh, and Chama, the military adds. Additionally, a barrage of some 10 rockets was fired earlier this evening at the Mount Hermon area, impacting open areas, according to the Israeli army. More than 40 rockets were launched from Lebanon at northern Israel today

Israeli artillery shelling targets the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon.

14 people killed and more than 450 wounded on Wednesday in latest device explosions, — Lebanese health ministry. That brings the two-day toll to at least 26 killed and more than 3,250 wounded

Several Explosions have now been heard near the City of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley of Northeastern Lebanon

Channel 12 Israel: The security cabinet authorized Netanyahu and Galant to take action against Hezbollah

PM Netanyahu: "We will return the residents of the North safely to their homes and that is exactly what we will do"

The explosions in Baalbak were caused by two radios that were thrown due to the attack todayn

Israeli army Chief of Staff: We have many capabilities that we have not yet exploited against Hezbollah

Drone targets outskirts of Al-Bustan town, south Lebanon

Israel Defense Minister Gallant says "we are in a new phase of the war" after the wave of explosions in Lebanon

Lebanese Health Ministry: 9 dead, more than 300 injured in new explosions of communication devices

Israeli army air strike near Houla as well

Israeli army air strike near Addaiseh

Israeli army air strike in Kafrkila

UNIFIL vehicles are stoned in Tyre, southern Lebanon, after the latest wave of explosions

Artillery shells the town of Kafr Shuba, south Lebanon

A series of raids on the town of Khiyam in southern Lebanon

More than 20 injured in wireless device explosions in different areas of Lebanon

Wireless radios "Icom V82" that were blown up in several areas in Lebanon

Reuters: Hezbollah bought portable radios along with pagers 5 months ago

Wireless devices reportedly exploding in Lebanon. One person appears to have been injured at a Hezbollah funeral

Radios/walkie talkies are reportedly exploding in Lebanon today

Damage seen in Lebanon from the exploding communication devices

Hezbollah radios exploded in several areas in Lebanon

Early footage of reported new explosions in South Beirut and South Lebanon today

Another round of blasts in different areas around south Lebanon and Beirut southern suburb

Sound of at least one blast heard in Beirut’s southern suburbs, ambulances heard - @Reuters witness

Jets break sound barrier over southern Lebanon

Hälytykset Kiryat Shmonan alueella

Air force launches two raids on the town of Al-Jbeen, south Lebanon

Artillery shelling the outskirts of the town of Shebaa, south of Lebanon

Israeli warplanes launched a raid targeting the town of Shama

Israeli army: Northern Command continues to carry out offensive and defensive operations

The chief of the Israel army Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, says that the military is determined to change the security situation on the Lebanon border as soon as possible, amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah

Lebanese Health Minister: Four health workers among victims of pager bombings

EU foreign policy chief condemns bombing of pagers in Lebanon

Artillery targets the town of Aita al-Shaab, south Lebanon

Israeli army spokesperson says a drone launched from Iraq was shot down by Israeli jets over the Sea of Galilee

Israeli Army Radio: The 98th Division was planned to remain in Gaza, but in recent days it was decided to move it to the north.

Israeli army: Air defenses intercept suspicious target that penetrated the maritime space off the coast of Ras al-Naqoura

Iranian Red Crescent: We are working to provide the conditions to transfer the Iranian ambassador to Beirut to continue treatment in Iran

Sisi: Egypt is keen on Lebanon's security, stability and sovereignty, and we support it in confronting the cyber attack it was subjected to

Russia considers detonation of pagers in Lebanon a "monstrous act of terrorism" — Russian Foreign Ministry

Jordan sends aid plane to Lebanon

Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Rmeish

The pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting KFT, according to a statement released by Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, whose branding appeared on the devices

Israeli army: We attacked Hezbollah military buildings in Adaisseh, Markaba, Blida, Maroun al-Ras and Sheheen

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah to deliver speech tomorrow, Thursday, after pager explosions in Lebanon

The Lebanese government suspends studies in schools, institutes and universities today, Wednesday

Hezbollah issued a statement offering condolences to the families of fighters wounded and killed in the Israeli pager operation. Hezbollah reaffirmed it will continue to attack Israel in support of Hamas in Gaza. The group also reiterated that they will respond to Tuesday's attack

Alerts in Metula, Northern Israel

Hezbollah announced the death of its member Muhammad Ali Ammar, killed by an exploding pager earlier today. Muhammad was the son of Hezbollah parliament member Ali Ammar

Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Air defenses intercepted a drone that infiltrated towards the city of Tiberias

The Taiwanese-Based Pager Company, Gold Apollo has stated that the production the of 5,000 Pagers that were Imported to Lebanon and eventually provided to Hezbollah, mainly the AP924 Model Pager, were Subcontracted to a Company in Europe

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo: Pagers that were exposed to explosions in Lebanon were not manufactured by our company

Drone threat infiltration alerts in Tiberias

Israel hid explosives in a batch of Taiwanese-made pagers ordered by Hezbollah, which were imported into Lebanon. The pagers, mostly Gold Apollo's AP924 model, were tampered with before reaching Lebanon, officals say - NYT

Two dead and a number of wounded in an Israeli bombardment of a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza

Lebanese Ministry of Health: Death toll from pagers explosions is at 9, injuries at 2,750(at 11:40 Beirut time)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is holding an assessment with Israeli army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and other senior military officials, his office says

Iran Foreign Ministry spox condemned Israel’s “terrorist act” in Lebanon, targeting Lebanese citizens by exploding pagers. He called it an example of “mass murder” which violates international law, especially international humanitarian law, and warrants iinternational criminal prosecution, trial, and punishment

Israeli artillery shelling on the outskirts of the town of Markaba and the Hounine area in the south of Lebanon

UN: Today's events in Lebanon constitute a deeply worrying escalation with an unacceptably combustible context

Lebanon's health ministry updates the death toll in the pager explosions to 11. Another 4,000 are wounded, including 400 in critical condition, according to ministry numbers cited by Arab media

Israeli Airstrikes moments ago on the Town of Khiam in Southern Lebanon

Up to 500 Hezbollah security personnel lost one or both of their eyes in today's surprise simultaneous explosions of their communication devices across Lebanon and in parts of Syria, reports @AlHadath

Artillery fires artillery and light shells in the town of Houla, southern Lebanon

Egyptian Foreign Minister: The dangerous and rapid developments witnessed in southern Lebanon are a clear indication that the region is on the verge of a dangerous turning point

Report: Opening of shelters in Holon

Israeli officials: Army on high alert for possible Hezbollah response

Israel is now bombing the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon

Lebanese security source: The pagers arrived five months ago and apparently were detained on the route. Any additional cargo placed inside them did not exceed 20 grams

German Airlines Lufthansa has suspended its flights to Israel immediately

Axios: Israeli operation in Lebanon disrupted Hezbollah's military command and control system

US and Israeli Defense Ministers Discuss Developments on Lebanon Border by Phone

US State Department: Our assessment is that diplomacy is the most appropriate way to return Israelis to their villages and cities in the north

"The US was not aware of this incident in advance," @StateDeptSpox says of Hezbollah pager explosions

US State Department: It is too early to know the impact of the explosions of pagers in Lebanon on the Gaza talks

US State Department: We want to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

Israeli army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi held a situation assessment with the rest of the Israeli army General Staff on Tuesday evening, with an emphasis placed on preparedness for offense and defense on all fronts. The Israeli army Spokesperson's Unit stressed that there were no changes in Home Front

Wallan nettisivut: Reservisotilaat saivat käskyn 8 välittömästä rekrytointia varten sekä valmiustilan hälytyshuoneissa ja armeijan yksiköissä

Jordanian Foreign Minister to Mikati: We stress the need to stop the dangerous escalation witnessed in the region

Hezbollah source: Nasrallah was not harmed in the pagers explosions

Two people were killed in an Israeli raid targeting the town of Majdal Selem in southern Lebanon

Lebanese Foreign Ministry: We have begun preparing a complaint to submit to the Security Council regarding the Israeli cyber attack

Lebanese Foreign Ministry: We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli cyber attack and consider it a dangerous escalation

Hizbollah sanoo pitävänsä Israelia vastuullisena hakulaitteiden räjäyttämisestä

The Lebanese Minister of Information blames Israel for blowing up the pagers: "We condemn the Israeli aggression towards our country"

Israeli raid targeted the town of Majdal Selem in the south of Lebanon

Lebanese Health Minister: Hospitals in the South have reached their capacity due to the number of wounded

Libanonin terveysministeri: Hakulaitteiden räjähdyksessä kuoli 8 ja loukkaantui 2 800

More than 1,500 injured and 5 dead as a result of the explosion of pagers in Lebanon

In what they're calling an "initial statement," Hezbollah says that one girl and two boys were killed by the explosions, among the many injuries reported. "The competent authorities in Hezbollah are currently conducting a wide-ranging security and scientific investigation to determine the reasons that led to these simultaneous explosions, and the medical and health services are also treating the wounded and injured in a number of hospitals in various Lebanese regions," said Hezbollah

Reuters, citing security sources: The communication devices that exploded are the latest models that Hezbollah has recently brought in.