Middle East & Africa | Electronic warfare

Israel has bloodied Hizbullah but is stuck in a war of attrition

Two attacks on the Shia militia may not change Israel’s strategic dilemma in Lebanon

Hezbollah fighters carry one of the coffins of four fallen comrades who were killed when their handheld pagers exploded
Photograph: AP
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Editor’s note (September 19th): This article has been updated.

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