Tag: Beirut

Sonic booms from Israeli jets heard over Beirut during Nasrallah speech

Israeli fighter jets carried out mock air raids and broke the sound barrier over Beirut, Lebanon, as the secretary general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, spoke for the first…

Pagers and walkie-talkies banned at Beirut airport | BBC News

Lebanon has banned all pagers and walkie-talkies from all flights at Beirut airport. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, which quoted the aviation agency, passengers have been told…

Beirut blasts: More ‘communication devices’ explode in Lebanon day after Hezbollah members killed | World News

Blasts have been heard in Beirut a day after 12 people were killed by pager explosions across Lebanon. Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of…

Several dead, 2,750 wounded in Lebanon after pagers explode, local officials say

Lebanon’s information minister, Ziad Makary, said the government condemned the detonation of the pagers as an “Israeli aggression.” Hezbollah also blamed Israel for the pager blasts and said it would receive…

Israel says ‘pre-emptive strikes’ against Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘prevented damage and possibly serious losses’ of life – as Benjamin Netanyahu vows to strike back at aggressors

Israel‘s prime minister vowed to strike back at aggressors as tensions in the Middle East intensified yesterday. Benjamin Netanyahu warned, ‘Whoever harms us, we will harm them’ after…

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