Hezbollah says it is acting in support of Hamas - which is also backed by Iran and proscribed as a terrorist organisation by Israel and many Western countries - and will only stop its attacks once the fighting in Gaza ends.

Lebanese media report that at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in a second wave of explosions targeting the militant group Hezbollah. More electronic communications devices detonated Wednesday after exploding pagers killed at least 12 people and wounded almost 3,

Hezbollah militants were hit with a sophisticated attack Tuesday when pagers used by the group exploded near-simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least 12. Both Hezbollah and the Lebanese government are blaming Israel for the attack,