'an Act Of War': Tensions Rise In The Middle East As Israel Pounds Lebanon's Hezbollah After Device Blasts

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By Aya Iskandarani

Israel said it pounded Lebanon's Hezbollah, just hours after the group's leader vowed retribution for deadly explosions that targeted its communication devices, killing 37 people and wounding thousands.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah blamed Israel for the explosion of thousands of its operatives' pagers and radios in attacks that spanned two days this week. Israel has yet to comment on the attacks.

Speaking for the first time since the deadly device sabotage, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Thursday that Israel would face retribution.

Describing the attacks as a 'massacre' and a possible 'act of war', Nasrallah said Israel would face 'just punishment, where it expects it and where it does not'.