Israel will face "a crushing response from the axis of resistance", Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami told Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday according to state media, after attacks on Lebanese Hezbollah's communication devices.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami told Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah that Israel would receive a 'crushing'

Since Hezbollah has reduced the use of mobile phones by its forces because Israel can easily detect and target them, pagers have increasingly become the preferred messaging device within the group.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Chief Commander Hossein Salami. The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says ‘Israel’ will face “a crushing response from the axis of resistance” for its acts of terror in Lebanon which are the result of the regime’s despair.

The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday, shortly before the movement's leader was due to give a speech. It also said the military chief of staff had approved plans for Israel's north,

Israel is attempting a risky strategy, increasing the intensity of its attacks in an attempt to force Hezbollah to back down, while raising the chances of an aggressive response that devolves into a land war.

The leader of Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for this week’s deadly attacks on the group’s communications devices

As the broadcast was aired, deafening sonic booms from Israeli warplanes shook Beirut, a sound that has become common in recent months but has taken on a greater significance as t