The Taiwanese company whose name appeared on the pagers that detonated across Lebanon has denied manufacturing the devices. That has put a lesser-known Budapest-based consulting firm in focus.

Explosions continued Wednesday in Lebanon, killing at least 20 people. The Lebanese government and Hezbollah blame Israel for the apparently coordinated attack. Israel’s defense minister said they are “at the start of a new phase in the war.

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The AR-924 pager was allegedly used in the attacks in Lebanon The Taiwanese government has said components in thousands of pagers used by the armed group Hezbollah that exploded in Lebanon earlier this week were not made on the island.

Since Hamas launched a new war with Israel on Oct. 7, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has expressed solidarity with the Islamist Palestinian group through military action. It has fired missiles, mortars,