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.

The strikes aim to "degrade Hezbollah’s terrorist capabilities and infrastructure," the IDF said in a statement.

Hassan Nasrallah admits his militants suffered a major blow, saying the wireless device explosions could be considered a declaration of war Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on south Lebanon in nearly a year of war,