Middle East updates: Hezbollah chief reports 'severe blow'

· DW

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said an attack on the group's pagers amounted to "a declaration of war." Meanwhile, the Israeli military said two soldiers were killed near the Lebanese border. DW has the latest.

  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the attack on the group's communications devices "crossed all boundaries and red lines"
  • Japanese firm Icom has said both the radios and the batteries used in the walkie-talkie attack against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday were subject to strict export and security procedures
  • An expert told DW that the attack "must be state-sponsored"
  • The Israeli military has said it struck multiple targets in southern Lebanon overnight
  • An Lebanese investigation has found that the hand-held devices that exploded this week were booby-trapped before they entered the country

Here are the latest headlines from the Israel-Hamas war and the wider Middle East on Thursday, September 19: