After Pagers, Walkie-Talkies Explode In Lebanon, What’s Next?
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The recent wave of walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon has been widely reported, with the incidents primarily targeting Hezbollah members. These explosions occurred just a day after similar attacks involving pagers. Both sets of devices, used by Hezbollah for communication, were reportedly rigged to explode, resulting in significant casualties.
While no group has explicitly claimed responsibility for the attacks, many believe they are part of a broader conflict involving Hezbollah. Israeli media and sources suggest these explosions might be linked to the ongoing tension between Israel and Hezbollah, although Israel has not officially claimed responsibility. Hezbollah, in response, has vowed to retaliate against what they perceive as an attack on their ranks. Some believe that the motivation for targeting pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah members is in escalating warfare while minimizing the cost of civilian lives. If these explosions were orchestrated by the Israelis and if Hezbollah leadership has no intention of ceasing fire, then would it be the ultimate irony that the Israelis cared more about these civilians’ lives than Hezbollah leadership?
The explosions have caused widespread fear and chaos, especially in southern Beirut and other Hezbollah strongholds, as many civilians were caught in the blasts. Investigations into the source and methods of these attacks are ongoing(ITVX)(Sarajevo Times).
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Hezbollah communication devices exploded again in the south of the country and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut. The death toll has increased to 20, the country’s health ministry said, while those injured now stands at 450. This comes a day after an attack which targeted people using pagers, which resulted in 12 deaths and nearly 3,000 being injured, in the video published on Sep 18, 2024, by DW News, as “What we know about the walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon|DW News“, below:
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Hezbollah was hit by another wave of attacks Wednesday, killing 20 people and injuring more than 450, according to health officials, as walkie-talkies used by the group exploded across Lebanon, in the video published on Sep 18, 2024, by WSJ News, as “Hezbollah Hit by Wave of Exploding Walkie-Talkies After Pager Attacks|WSJ“, below:
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Walkie-talkies used by the group Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon a day after the group’s pagers exploded. This recent incident killed 20 people and injured hundreds, with Hezbollah placing the blame on Israel, in the video published on Sep 19, 2024, by WTKR News 3, as “Walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah explode across Lebanon killing 20 people and injuring hundreds“, below:
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The United States says it is involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent a further escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. More than 32 people were killed and 2,450 people injured after thousands of walkie-talkies and pagers exploded in Lebanon. Multiple sources say Israel’s Mossad spy agency was targeting Hezbollah members, but Israel has not commented on the blasts. On Wednesday, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase in the war”. The UN General Assembly has also adopted a Palestinian-drafted, non-binding resolution demanding Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months, in the video published on Sep 19, 2024, by BBC News, as “US warns of escalation after Lebanon explosions|BBC News“, below:
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has called the fatal device attacks in Lebanon as “war crimes or at least a declaration of war”. Israel launched strikes in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah’s chief said radio and pager attacks “crossed all red lines”. He blamed Israel for the pager and walkie-talkie attacks. About 4,000 pagers were targeted, he added. Israel has not yet directly commented on the attacks. Israeli jets were heard flying at low altitude in Beirut during Nasrallah’s speech causing a massive noise., in the video published on Sep 19, 2024, by BBC News, as “Hezbollah leader calls device attacks ‘a declaration of war’|BBC News“, below:
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has delivered his first televised speech since the device attacks that killed at least 32 people. Nasrallah warned, the recent events “were a declaration of war” and said Israel had violated red lines by detonating thousands of pagers, radios and walkie-talkies. He blamed Israel and the US for the attacks that he called “a terrorist act” and a “massacre”. Nasrallah also admitted this week’s attacks were an ‘unprecedented blow’ to the resistance movement, but said, Hezbollah will not fall. Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, says that the danger of wide Israel-Lebanon war are increasing by the day, in the video published on Sep 19, 2024, by Al Jazeera English, as “‘The danger of escalation’ are increasing by the day: Marwan Bishara“, below:
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Fears of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah are rising after 37 people were killed in two days of explosions in Lebanon. On Wednesday, hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated across southern Lebanon, following similar blasts of the group’s pagers the previous day. Lebanon’s health minister confirmed 25 deaths and over 450 injuries from the second attack in Beirut’s suburbs and the Bekaa Valley. The previous day’s explosions killed 12, including two children, and wounded nearly 3,000. Israeli officials have not commented, but security sources suggest Mossad is behind the attacks. Kevin O’Sullivan speaks with Middle East expert and international law professor, Eugene Kontorovich, in the video published on Sep 19, 2024, by TalkTV, as ““Outwitted By Mossad”|Fears Of Full-Scale War Between Hezbollah and Israel“, below:
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