Airstrikes come as Hezbollah threatens civil war if Lebanon tries to disarm it; Lebanese PM says threats unacceptable, Beirut will do whatever is necessary for peace and stability

On Sept. 17, 2024, thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group exploded across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel and aimed at disrupting the Iran-backed group as it fired almost daily at Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

Critics fear a U.N. Security Council resolution authored by France could leave a current system in place in southern Lebanon despite years of failures to curb Hezbollah.

The Associated Press explores the human toll of Sept. 17, 2024, when thousands of pagers distributed to the Hezbollah group blew up across Lebanon, remotely detonated by Israel

Hezbollah’s secretary-general says Lebanese government bears ‘full responsibility’ for any internal unrest or failure to defend country’s territory - Anadolu Ajansı

Yet more crucially, Israel took out the commanders of Hezbollah’s Radwan unit with an airstrike as they were reportedly planning an Oct. 7-style invasion of Israel from the north.

BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned Tuesday that if Israel intensifies its military operations against his group, the Iran-backed armed faction will resume firing missiles toward Israel. Naim Kassem’s comments came as Lebanon’s ...

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem warned that disarming the group could spark internal conflict, vowing to keep its weapons 'as long as the occupation exists and aggression continues.'