Hezbollah Leader Says Mass Pager Attacks Are a ‘Declaration of War’

Hezbollah’s leader on Thursday warned that remote attacks that have targeted pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon are tantamount to a “declaration of war.” “There is no doubt that we have been subjected to a major security and military blow that is unprecedented in the history of the resistance and unprecedented in the history of Lebanon,” Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address. He blamed Israel for the explosive attacks, saying, “This type of killing, targeting and crime may be unprecedented in the world.” Such attacks “crossed all red lines,” he said. “The enemy went beyond all controls, laws and morals,” he said, adding the attacks “could be considered war crimes or a declaration of war.”...