Hundreds of beepers and walkie-talkies of members of the Islamist movement Hezbollah They exploded all over Lebanon This week, an unprecedented attack that killed 37 people and left more than 3,539 injured.
These explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday dealt a severe blow to this militia affiliated with Iranwhich charged Israel responsibility and vowed to take revenge.
The leader of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallahis scheduled to speak on Thursday, a speech that raises expectations about what the group’s response will be.
The attack began on Tuesday when hundreds of beepers from members of Hezbollah erupted almost simultaneously in several strongholds of the movement in southern Beirutin the east of Lebanon and on the southern border. This first wave of explosions left at least 12 dead and 2,800 injuredaccording to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Following this blow, walkie-talkies exploded in strongholds on Wednesday. Hezbollahleaving a balance of 25 dead.
How Israel blew up beepers in Lebanon
AFPTV footage showed people running for safety after an explosion during the funeral of four militants Hezbollah dead from the explosion of communication equipment on Tuesday in a suburb of Beirut.
One reason for the lethality of the attack is that it is unusual for communication devices to be used as weapons.
Experts estimate that the explosives were likely placed inside the devices before the devices were delivered to Hezbollah .
A preliminary investigation showed the beepers “were pre-programmed to detonate and contained explosive materials placed next to the battery,” said a senior Lebanese security official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A source close to Hezbollah He told AFP that “the pagers that exploded were part of a shipment recently imported” by the movement.
The New York Times reported that the exploding beepers were ordered from Taiwanese company Gold Apollo. The company said they were manufactured by its partner BAC Consulting KFT in Hungary.
A government spokesman Hungary He said the company was “a commercial intermediary, with no manufacturing plants” in the country.
Japanese company Icom said it stopped producing the model of walkie-talkies that allegedly exploded simultaneously in Lebanon on Wednesday 10 years ago.
Lebanon’s Minister of Health, Firass Abiadhe told the network Al Jazeera that the second wave of explosions were more lethal because walkie-talkies are bulkier devices.
The militias of Hezbollah were concerned about the security of their communications, having lost several senior officials in Israeli bombings in recent months.
But, these attacks spread panic throughout Lebanon and not only in the strongholds of this movement allied to the Palestinian group Hamas.
Israel has declined to comment on the series of explosions that began hours after it announced the extension of its border with Lebanon of the objectives of the war started in October against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
These clashes, which did not amount to open war, caused the death of hundreds of people in Lebanonmost of them combatants, and dozens in Israel, a number that includes soldiers.
Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, He said on Wednesday that the “center of gravity” of the war is moving “to the north.”
One reason for the lethality of the attack is that it is unusual for communication devices to be used as weapons.
Experts estimate that the explosives were likely placed inside the devices before the devices were delivered to .
A preliminary investigation showed the beepers “were pre-programmed to detonate and contained explosive materials placed next to the battery,” said a senior Lebanese security official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A source close to Hezbollah He told AFP that “the pagers that exploded were part of a shipment recently imported” by the movement.
The New York Times reported that the exploding beepers were ordered from Taiwanese company Gold Apollo. The company said they were manufactured by its partner BAC Consulting KFT in Hungary.
A government spokesman Hungary He said the company was “a commercial intermediary, with no manufacturing plants” in the country.
Japanese company Icom said it stopped producing the model of walkie-talkies that allegedly exploded simultaneously in Lebanon on Wednesday.
Source: Ambito
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