Israeli airstrikes hit south Lebanon as Hezbollah accuses it of crossing ‘all red lines’ – POLITICO

Israeli fighter jets flew over Beirut and struck targets in south Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, just as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of violating "all red lines" with deadly attacks on telecoms devices.

This week's major escalation — involving Israeli airstrikes, the sophisticated explosive attacks on Hezbollah technology and a retaliatory saber-rattling speech from Nasrallah — raises fears of a devastating regional conflict.

The telecoms attacks were an "unprecedented massacre," Nasrallah said during a public address. “On Tuesday, Israel intended to kill 4,000 people in one minute by detonating the pagers," he added.