The pagers that exploded Tuesday featured branding by Taiwanese wireless device maker Gold Apollo, but were license-manufactured by a little-known Hungarian firm.

The leader of Hezbollah said Thursday the mass bombing attack on the group’s communications devices in Lebanon and Syria was a “severe blow” and said Israel had crossed a “red line.” But he vowed

Explosions continued Wednesday in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people. The Lebanese government and Hezbollah blame Israel for the apparently coordinated attack. Israel’s defense minister said they are “at the start of a new phase in the war.

Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, just days after a deadly wave of explosions around Beirut.

The latest attack comes a day after thousands of pagers exploded, with investigations into Tuesday’s detonations pointing to explosives planted in devices by Israel.

When streams of bloodied people converged on Lebanon's hospitals on Tuesday, it was a test of whether the crisis-hit health sector could cope with a mass casualty event like what could be expected in a wider war with Israel.

At least 20 people were killed and hundreds were wounded when walkie-talkies owned by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon yesterday, the second attack involving booby-trapped devices in two days,

More device explosions were reported in Lebanon, a day after pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 3,000.

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago,