Israel bombards southern Lebanon after Hezbollah chief vows ‘punishment’
by Jason Burke, William Christou in Beirut, and Loren from World news | The Guardian on (#6QVT6)
Hassan Nasrallah decries targeting of pagers and walkie-talkies that killed 37, including children, and hurt thousands
Israeli warplanes carried out dozens of strikes across southern Lebanon late on Thursday, hours after Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's leader, threatened tough retribution and just punishment" for the wave of attacks that targeted the organisation with explosives hidden in pagers and walkie-talkies.
The Israeli military said it had hit hundreds of rocket launchers which it said were about to be used in the immediate future".
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