Do the pager attacks herald a larger Israeli operation? With large numbers of Hezbollah's personnel now injured and its vital communication network massively - and embarrassingly - disrupted, this would clearly be a tempting moment for Israel to take advantage.

Lebanon’s health minister said exploding devices across the country injured 2,750 people and killed eight, including a child.

Hundreds of Lebanon-based Hezbollah fighters were injured Tuesday when the handheld pagers they use to communicate exploded, Lebanese state media reported.