The explosions occurred hours after Israel announced that it was extending the war, which until now had been aimed at Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to its border with Lebanon.
He Israeli army carried out an attack in Lebanon This Tuesday, by achieving that the electronic pagers They use the beepers or pagers to communicate, exploding, resulting in at least 9 deaths and thousands of injuries, mostly members of the terrorist organization. Hezbollah.
After the attack, the United Nations Organization (UN) He called attention, saying that the attack represents a “extremely worrying escalation”according to the special coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaertwho also urged “all parties concerned to refrain from any action (…) that might trigger a wider conflagration.”
Hezbollah’s “biggest security breach”
So far, nine people were killed, according to the extremist organization, where it also more than 2,700 Hezbollah members, including fighters and medical personnel, were injured. Also among the wounded is Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani.
A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the explosion of these electronic devices as the “biggest security breach” that the Shiite movement suffered since the beginning of the conflict in the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
According to residents and several witnesses, the explosions continued to occur 30 minutes after the first detonations and generated great chaos in the streets, which also happened in the South Lebanonaccording to security sources.
The Minister of Health, Firass Abiadsaid that most of the victims had wounds “on the face, on one hand, on the stomach and even on the eyes.”
Pagers are small messaging and location devices that do not require a SIM card or an internet connection. “The Israeli enemy is fully responsible for this criminal aggression” and “will undoubtedly receive its just punishment,” Hezbollah said in a statement. Hamasin power in the Gaza Strip, He denounced a “Zionist terrorist aggression” that does not distinguish “between resistance fighters and civilians.”
USAIsrael’s main ally, “was not involved” nor “was aware of this incident”said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, who urged Iran to avoid actions that could “further increase tensions in the region.”
Source: Ambito
