Thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by the Hezbollah militant group exploded earlier this week, killing dozens and injuring thousands of others.

With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least 12 people and wounding 66 others, Lebanese authorities said. The strike came just days after thousands of sabotaged electronic devices exploded across the country,

The airstrike follows a deadly week of attacks that have intensified nearly a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.