Hezbollah leader says pager attacks crossed red lines: ‘An act of war’

Published September 19, 2024 1:42pm ET



Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of “an act of war” after two days of deadly attacks linked to the group’s electronic hand-devices

“The enemy transgressed all boundaries and redlines,” Nasrallah said in a widely anticipated speech Thursday evening local time about the attacks, which he described as “a major assault on Lebanon, its security and sovereignty, a war crime — an act of war,” and he said the attacks dealt an “unprecedented blow” to Hezbollah and Lebanon.

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