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 on Thursday, as the United States called for restraint and urgent de-escalation.

Israeli jets are carrying out huge sonic booms over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, during a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. Lebanese residents, already on edge following this week's blasts across the country that the group blamed on Israel,

A witness in Beirut claimed this afternoon that Israeli jets were carrying out huge sonic booms over the city. Lebanese residents, already on edge following this week's blasts blamed on Israel, were panicked fearing a major escalation.

View of Beirut following walkie-talkie explosions as Israel blamed for pager attack Panoramic view overlooking Beirut’s skyline after communications devices used by Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah detonated late Wednesday afternoon across the country's south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.