From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisie, and this is the Daily.

Last week, after the Israeli military detonated thousands of pagers in walkie talkies across Lebanon aimed at the

militant group Hezbollah.

The question was, what would happen next? Over the past five days we've gotten an answer. The strikes came in waves one after

another.

In a series of attacks across Lebanon,

in a series of attacks across Lebanon,

including in densely populated parts of its capital, Beirut.

Those attacks sent the country into high alert.

Thousands of people in the South have been fleeing their homes.

And prompted panic among Lebanese civilians.

Okay, there's a lot of panic.

People are making their way out of this area a few minutes ago. There's been

another airstrike. You can see the smoke. As of Tuesday night, the death toll stood at more than 600, according to the Lebanese health ministry,

with more than 27,000 people in shelters.

Today, my colleague Ben Hubbard, on the origins of the spiraling conflict between Israel

and its most feared regional adversary.

It's Wednesday, September 25th. So Ben, over the last several days, it really feels like we've come closer to an all-out

war between Israel and the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah than we've ever been.

You have a long history reporting on this group and their conflict with Israel.

I wonder what you've been thinking as you've been watching things develop

over the past few days.

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