Updates: Hezbollah’s chief says Israel attacks on Lebanon an ‘act of war’

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• Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah calls the pager and walkie-talkie attacks “a terrorist act” and a declaration of war against the people of Lebanon and the country’s sovereignty.
• Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad says the death toll from the two waves of attacks across the country has risen to 37 while 287 people are in a critical condition.
• Lebanon’s director general of civil aviation has issued a directive banning passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on board any aircraft after the devices exploded in coordinated attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday, state media say.
• Lebanon’s foreign minister warns the “blatant assault on Lebanon’s sovereignty and security” is a dangerous development that could “signal a wider war”.