What occurred
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah stated yesterday that Israel’s detonation of hundreds of sabotaged pagers and walkie-talkies this week “crossed all boundaries and purple strains” and the nation would “face a extreme and honest punishment.” As Nasrallah’s speech was broadcast from an undisclosed location, Israeli fighter jets flew low over Beirut. Final evening, Israeli jets carried out greater than 70 airstrikes in Lebanon, purportedly concentrating on about 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers.
Who stated what
The pager bombs “humiliated” Hezbollah, “piercing its fame as one among Israel’s most subtle foes,” The New York Instances stated. However a forceful retaliation might “ignite a wider escalation” as lots of the group’s fighters misplaced palms and eyesight within the explosions. On this “new part of the warfare,” navy motion will guarantee Israelis can return to their houses close to the Lebanon border, Protection Minister Yoav Gallant stated. “As time goes by, Hezbollah pays an rising worth.”
What subsequent?
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