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How Hezbollah pagers could have been turned into weapons

Pagers belonging to Hezbollah operatives exploded in an attack that was allegedly planned by Israel. This is how experts are speculating they could have been detonated.

Lebanon

What was Hungarian company's role in making Hezbollah pagers?

Some 2,750 people, many of them members of Hezbollah, were injured by pagers exploding almost simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday.

Europe News

Borrell urges Lebanon and Israel to ease tensions along their border

"We need to de-escalate military tensions and use this opportunity to urge all sides to pursue this path," said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell during his visit to Beirut.

Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

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Lebanon

Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says

The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region.

Lebanon

Israel strikes south Lebanon as Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early on Sunday whilst Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones at it.

World News

Expert says response to last week assassinations may worsen tensions

According to Dr. Matthew Levitt, from The Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.

World News

Iran vows to respond to death of Hamas leader

Iran blames Israel for the death of Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in Tehran last week.

Europe News

France urges nationals to leave Lebanon as fear of war looms

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked its citizens on Sunday to arrange travel urgently due to “a highly volatile” security situation in the region, reminding them that commercial flights to France are “still available”.

Lebanon

Flights to Lebanon disrupted amidst fear of regional war

Crowds of passengers were queueing at Beirut airport's departure terminal on Saturday as flights are disrupted amidst concerns of a full-fledged regional war.

Lebanon

In Lebanon, residents brave a week that could change everything

As anxieties of a wider war in the Middle East loom, Euronews spoke to Beirut residents and experts to break down the latest events.

Gaza

Netanyahu warns of heavy price for aggression against Israel

"We are prepared for any scenario and will stand united and determined against any threat," Israeli PM Netanyahu said during his first public statement since the killing of Hamas' top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.

Lebanon

Lebanese official: Israeli air strike on Beirut 'attack on goodwill'

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut.

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Aftermath of Israeli strike in Beirut, killing one and injuring dozens

Israel's military retaliated after 12 children and young people were killed in a strike on Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut in surging tensions with Hezbollah

Israel on Tuesday carried out a rare strike on Beirut, which it said killed the Hezbollah commander who was allegedly behind a weekend rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Hezbollah did not immediately confirm the commander’s death.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut in 'targeted strike on Hezbollah'

The Israeli military says it has struck Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 youths in Golan Heights.

Lebanon

Germany urges citizens to leave Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions

Germany urged its citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions in the region rise following a deadly strike on an Israel-occupied town that killed 12 children and teenagers.

Israel

Community mourns loss of 12 after strike on football pitch

Israel have blamed Hezbollah for the strike, and threatened further retaliation.

World News

Diplomats appeal for calm after strike on Israel kills 12 youngsters

Israel said its intelligence showed that the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by Israel’s archenemy Iran, was responsible for the strike and promised a retaliation.

World News

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets after football pitch attack kills 12

Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 war and the area was later annexed in 1981. They have now retaliated against Hezbollah after a rocket strike on a football pitch in Golan Heights killed 12 people.