Hassan Nasrallah says pager and walkie-talkie detonations are ‘major security and military blow’
Exploding devices and air strikes suggest strategy is to force Lebanese militants to rethink military support for Gaza
At least 25 dead and more than 600 wounded in explosions a day after thousands of pagers detonated
Suspect was smuggled to Iran and demanded $1mn to carry out surveillance in bid to kill prime minister or other senior figures, says Israel
The US central bank trims interest rates by half a percentage point
Blasts ‘exposed just how vulnerable Hizbollah truly is’, says person familiar with militant group’s thinking
Supply chain of devices involved in audacious attacks in Lebanon spans three continents
Militants say they will continue attacks near Lebanon’s border with Israel after sabotage of communications devices kills 12
Israel, blamed by Hizbollah for Tuesday’s attack, has long used telephones and their successors to track and kill enemies
Decision increases fears about escalation of conflict with Lebanese militants
Yair Golan of the Democrats says October 7 underscores the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Officials fear failure could lead to increased tensions and wider conflict
Israeli prime minister remains defiant over hostage deal with Hamas despite general strike and mass protests
Fourth attack on agency workers this week follows shooting of armoured car for the World Food Programme
Fire onboard the Greek-owned Sounion had sparked warning of an imminent ‘ecological disaster’
Military presses on with major raid in occupied Palestinian territory
The Sounion has a cargo of 1mn barrels of crude and is on fire after being attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen
Israel’s ultranationalist minister expresses support for idea of building synagogue on sensitive Jerusalem site
Conditions for broader conflict remain despite attempts to calm tensions in wake of Sunday’s exchanges
Exchange of fire with Iran-backed militant group Hizbollah is biggest since war in 2006
Military capabilities of the Jewish state have evolved since it last fought Hizbollah but so have those of the Iran-backed ‘axis of resistance’
Israel says overnight strikes targeted militant group’s weapons storage facilities and military structures
US secretary of state notes progress in talks despite Hamas rejecting so-called ‘bridging’ text
US secretary of state to hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu before Gaza peace talks resume
Attack launched as Antony Blinken heads to the region in an effort to end the Gaza conflict