state-run National News Agency

The Israeli military launched a new wave of attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday (Sept. 19), following two days of explosions involving devices that escalated tensions in the Middle East, raising fears of an all-out war within the international community.

Lebanese anti-riot police dispersed stone-throwing protesters with tear gas in Lebanon's capital on Jan. 19, as heavy rain capped a weekend of rare violence that wounded hundreds.

Medics said 145 people were wounded in the latest clashes, taking the casualty toll to more than 530 in two days.