For millions of Lebanese, this week's mass explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies, with its bloody aftermath, is painfully similar to the horrific explosion four years ago of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates that tore through Beirut's port,

The attacks put the Biden administration in a delicate position as it seeks to avoid a broader war in the Middle East.

People across the country were avoiding their cellphones and unplugging baby monitors and laptops, after two days of attacks on Hezbollah-owned devices that amplified fears of an all-out war with Israel.