A day later, a similar attack struck walkie-talkies. In total, the explosions killed at least 37 people and injured more than 3,000, many of them civilians. Israel is widely believed to be behind the blasts, although it has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility.

Israeli public broadcaster Kan said on Friday around 150 rockets were fired from Lebanon across the border. Israeli ambulance service said there were no immediate reports of casualties. Lebanon's Hezbollah announced on Friday they launched seven separate attacks on Israeli targets with Katyusha rockets.

Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said.

View of Beirut following reports of various explosions across Lebanon A view of Beirut’s skyline after hand-held radios used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon's south and in Beirut suburbs,

In a series of escalating incidents in Lebanon, home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut on Wednesday, causing additional casualties and injuries. This surge in explosions follows a series of deadly blasts involving electronic devices used by Hezbollah.

By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hand-held radios used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south and in Beirut suburbs, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group's pagers.

Eyewitness video released on Wednesday 18 September showed the moment an explosion went off in a building in Lebanon’s Qennarit, roughly 30 miles southwest of the capital Beirut, as hand-held radios used by the armed group Hezbollah detonated across the country’s south.

Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon, including the city of Sidon, as well as Beirut's southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley At least 20 people have been killed and more than 450 wounded by a second wave of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon,

Additional explosions linked to electronic devices caused more deaths and injuries a day after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded, wounding thousands.

Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, just days after a deadly wave of explosions around Beirut.