Israel is attempting a risky strategy, increasing the intensity of its attacks in an attempt to force Hezbollah to back down, while raising the chances of an aggressive response that devolves into a land war.

First came two days of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah — deadly attacks pinned on Israel that also maimed civilians around Lebanon. Hezbollah's leader vowed to retaliate, and on Friday the militant group launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel.

A debate has broken out in the U.S. over whether the attacks on Hezbollah members' pagers and walkie-talkies violate international law, and here is what we know so far. Two consecutive attacks on Hezbollah using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria killed at least 12 people,

Thousands of exploding pagers in the hands of Hezbollah operatives. You can’t make this up. There’s no word on who did it yet. Hezbollah is blaming the Israel government, and experts say that it