Lebanon

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that Abbas Nilforushan, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deputy commander, was killed along with Hezbollah leaders in the Israeli operation in Beirut.

Lebanon-based group Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.

Following the death of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, Israel's army chief, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, vowed to "reach" anyone who poses a threat to Israeli citizens.

The airstrikes in Lebanon came just days after Hezbollah was rocked with a series of explosions in devices like pagers, walkie-talkies, and solar power systems.

A report by New York Times claims that the Hezbollah pagers that exploded by a company set up by Mossad in Hungary for this purpose

A day after thusands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatves exploded in Lebanon, walki-talkies and other devices used by the group exploded in the country on Wednesday

In response to Israel's next-level warfare, Hezbollah changed its tactics. Cell phones, which may trace a user's location, have been prohibited on the battlefield instead more old-fashioned methods such as pagers and couriers are being used.

In a statement earlier on Tuesday, Hezbollah said that "pagers belonging to employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions exploded," killing two of its fighters and a girl. The group further said that it was investigating to determine the causes of the explosions.

On the condition of anonymity, a Hezbollah terrorist holding an official post in the terror organisation, said that the detonation of the pagers was the "biggest security breach" the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel.

Saleh al-Arouri was freed from Israeli prisons in March 2010 as part of negotiations to secure prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier.