The leader of Hezbollah said Thursday the mass bombing attack in Lebanon on the group’s communications devices was a “severe blow” and said Israel had crossed a “red line.” Hassan Nasrallah warned of 'tough retribution and just punishment' for device blasts and vowed the militant Shiite group would emerge stronger than ever. As Nasrallah spoke in a televised speech from an unknown location, Hezbollah and the Israeli military traded new strikes over the border. Israeli war planes flew low over Beirut and broke the sound barrier, sending birds flying in panic and people in their houses and offices rushing to open the windows to avoid the glass shattering. Fears are rising that 11 months of exchanges of fire between the two sides will escalate into all-out war, particularly after this week's unprecedented bombings around Lebanon and in Syria, detonating hundreds of pagers and walkie talkies used by Hezbollah. At least 37 people were killed and some 3,000 wounded in the explosions, which appeared to be the culmination of a monthslong operation by Israel to target as many Hezbollah members as possible all at once but also hit civilians. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the quickly evolving conflict in the Middle East that has reached new levels of escalation, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by fellow journalists Julia Sieger, Charlie James, Serge Berberi and our guest expert Dr. Myriam Benraad, Author, Political Scientist, Professor and Global Academic Chair for International Relations & Diplomacy at Schiller International University.


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