Israel strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah says device blasts are ‘act of war’ - Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah rocket launchers as well as other ‘terrorist sites’ while the UK and US urged res

Lebanon’s death toll from a series of walkie-talkie and pager explosions this week rose to 37, according to local authorities, an illustration of the devastation wrought by a wave of suspected Israeli attacks aimed at Hezbollah militants.

The attacks offer a rare window into the inner-workings of Hezbollah — an organization that is notoriously secretive and deeply embedded in Lebanese society.