Did exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon violate international law? toggle caption Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The series of explosions that rocked Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands, has prompted heated debate among legal experts on international humanitarian law. Brian Finucane, a former legal adviser on the use of military force at the U.S. …
Israel is suspected of being behind an audacious attack on Hezbollah commanders after nine people were killed and 2,750 wounded by the simultaneous explosion of pagers. Around 200 of the injured were said to be in a critical condition after what Iran-backed Hezbollah described as its biggest security breach since cross-border fighting broke out in the wake of the Oct …