After two days of unprecedented attacks on Hezbollah's old-school communications devices, we ask how Iran's subsidiaries might react. Can Israel's actions be forgiven as an act of war when it knew there would be civilian casualties? And does a failure to make an impact with previous revenge attempts by Hezbollah leave them with no choice but to start a war? The Times' former Middle East correspondent, Richard Spencer analyses the options for the Iran-backed proscribed terror group.

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