The White House says it wasn't aware of the simultaneous pager explosions across Lebanon before the attacks.

Thousands were injured and at least 12 killed when pagers, used by political group Hezbollah, detonated yesterday. 

Today —a day later— at least nine people are dead and 300 injured after walkie talkies exploded. 

Hezbollah believes Israel is responsible 

US correspondent Benji Hyer told Ryan Bridge there was a quick phone call between the defence secretaries of Israel and the US minutes before pagers started exploding.

He says Israel told the United States they would be conducting an operation in Lebanon, but no further details were shared.

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The White House says it wasn't aware of the simultaneous pager explosions across Lebanon before the attacks. 
Thousands were injured and at least 12 killed when pagers, used by political group Hezbollah, detonated yesterday.  
Today —a day later— at least nine people are dead and 300 injured after walkie talkies exploded.  
Hezbollah believes Israel is responsible  
US correspondent Benji Hyer told Ryan Bridge there was a quick phone call between the defence secretaries of Israel and the US minutes before pagers started exploding. 
He says Israel told the United States they would be conducting an operation in Lebanon, but no further details were shared. 
LISTEN ABOVE

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Benji Hyer: US Correspondent on the pager and walkie talkie explosions of Hezbollah devices in Lebanon

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May Road Primary School principal Lynda Stuart told Ryan Bridge that it’s a complex situation because she knows that in her school, teachers are basically just limping towards the end of the term. \n

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Thank God the UN General Assembly is underway in New York. Nothing solves global conflict like a good UNGA session. \n

I've been to one of these before, back when John Key was the Prime Minister – there was a resolution on Iran. \n

A lot of sitting around talking and listening, which as Winston Peters pointed out yesterday, is quite important! \n

Netanyahu's enroute. Zelensky's there. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Putin the Pariah obviously won't be, but does anybody hold out any hope that the UN will fix the big issues? Magically solve the wars and conflict? \n

As we reported to you on Thursday's show, China's launching missiles into the South Pacific for the first time since the 1980s. A Japanese warship’s just sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time overnight. Israel's hammering Lebanon - today they said \"no thanks” to a peace deal. \n

Putin's lowering the threshold for nuclear weapons. Trump says Ukraine is dead, and delegates are talking over the top of Winston Peters at the Security Council, which he wasn't happy about, calling for the room to be quiet. \n

\"Maybe a third principal, when somebody's addressing you, the rest of the people in the room keep quiet.” \n

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Ryan Bridge: Nothing solves global conflict like a good UNGA session

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The two government owned weather forecasters NIWA and MetService could soon be one, with an agreement in-principal signed for NIWA to acquireMetService. Weatherwatch Head Analyst Philip Duncan speaks to Ryan about what the move means for our forecasting.\n

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Benji Hyer: US Correspondent on the pager and walkie talkie explosions of Hezbollah devices in Lebanon

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