During his speech on Thursday, Israeli warplanes flew low over Beirut causing sonic booms across the capital. Hours later, Israel says it launched fresh air strikes in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions. For context: Hezbollah has blamed its adversary, Israel for the device explosions. Israeli officials have so far declined to comment.

Israel had a hand in the actual manufacturing of the pagers that exploded on Hezbollah operatives this week, an attack that was in planning for at least 15 years.