Israel launches major strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah chief says device explosions ‘cross all red lines’ - Tensions rise after two days of detonations targeting Hezbollah members’ pagers

JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel’s defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in electronic devices in Lebanon, the specter of all-out combat between Israel and Hezbollah seems closer than ever before.

The leader of Hezbollah has vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s mass bombing attack on its communication devices, and said Israelis displaced by the fighting from homes near the Lebanon border would not be able to return until the war in Gaza ends.