- Lebanon on the brink after second day of deadly device explosions
- Walkie-talkies exploded killing 20, and injuring over 450
- A day before pagers exploded killing 12 and injuring more than 2000
- Israel declared “new phase” of war
Lebanon on the brink after second day of deadly device explosions
Lebanon is on high alert following two days of devastating electronic device explosions that have left the country shaken. On Tuesday, thousands of pagers suddenly detonated, followed by hundreds of walkie-talkies exploding on Wednesday, targeting members of the Hezbollah group, according to multiple reports. Sources suggest Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind the attacks.
The walkie-talkie blasts resulted in 20 deaths and over 450 injuries, while the pager explosions a day earlier killed 12 and left more than 2,000 wounded.
While Israel has not officially commented on the explosions, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared on Wednesday that the conflict had entered “a new phase.”
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is expected to address the situation in a televised speech later today.
In a related development, Israel’s military claimed it conducted overnight airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. Targets reportedly included weapons depots in Taybeh, Blida, Meiss el-Jabal, Aitaroun, Kfar Kila, Khiam, and Chihine. These strikes come as Lebanon grapples with the aftermath of the deadly device explosions, widely blamed on Israel.