Hezbollah’s leader has vowed retaliation against Israel following deadly attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 37 people and injured thousands. The explosions were caused by hand-held devices. The Israeli government has not commented on the attacks.

Joining the discussion: 

• Nabeel Khoury is a Former U.S. diplomat and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center Washington, D.C.
• Khalil Jahshan is the Executive Director of Washington’s Arab Center.
• Michael Lynk is a Professor Emeritus of Law at Western University and a  Former Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights situation in the Palestinian Territories.
• John Ghazvinian is the Executive Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Middle East Center.

Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers ‘crossed all red lines,’ the leader of the heavily armed Iran-backed Lebanese movement said https://t.co/jYHB8yIKmX pic.twitter.com/H9w7dww0Uk

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 19, 2024

Thousands of pagers exploded across Lebanon, in an attack on Lebanese group Hezbollah, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others. Here’s what you need to know about the attack https://t.co/8m4tTa4BSQ pic.twitter.com/kW7vegJMay

— Reuters (@Reuters) September 18, 2024

Two days of explosions in Lebanon have left many worried about their use of electronic devices and the country’s security situation https://t.co/IGMmoZbk6l pic.twitter.com/K9pLRLcpoN

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 19, 2024