A blown-up communication device. Photo: Social media.
Explosions rocked Lebanon for a second day in a row on September 18 as hundreds of walkie-talkie communication devices as well as mobile phones exploded across the country, injuring many and setting fires to cars and homes.
A new wage of Israeli explosions across Lebanon. Electronic devices are exploding in shops, cars, homes and even in funerals. Yesterday’s attack killed civilians including 3 children. This is a deliberate attack on Lebanese civilians. This is mass murder. pic.twitter.com/icqLXFUNMM
— Hadi (@HadiNasrallah) September 18, 2024
At the time of publication, the Lebanese Ministry of Health had reported the casualty count as 14 killed and 450 injured.
Israeli journalist Barak Ravid called the explosions the “second wave” of the Zionist entity’s terror attack, “which started on Tuesday” when thousands of pagers blew up across Lebanon, injuring around 3,000 people and killing at least 12.
Most of Wednesday’s explosions reportedly targeted members of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, who were using the ICOM V82 walkie-talkie device. Some of the blasts took place during the funeral proceedings of Tuesday’s victims.
An attendance machine after exploding in Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/UewCDCLhzb
— Palestine Highlights (@PalHighlight) September 18, 2024
A borad range of devices were used to carry out the terror attacks across various regions of Lebanon. These included pagers, walkie-talkies, smartphones, laptops, intercoms, radios, and solar panels, many of which belonged to civilians and caused significant casualties and damage to homes and civilian infrastructure. Medical staff were among those targeted, with numerous casualties reported.
Hundreds Injured Across Lebanon After Communication Devices Explode
The zionist entity drew global condemnation on Tuesday after it set off thousands of communication devices in Lebanon. The pagers, acquired in bulk by Hezbollah, were supposedly laced with explosives by Mossad agents who infiltrated the supply line.
The attacks come as Tel Aviv has redeployed troops from Gaza to the northern front, ahead of what officials describe as an “imminent” operation in Lebanon.
“The mission is clear: We are determined to change the security reality as soon as possible. The commitment of the commanders and the troops here is complete, with peak readiness for any task that will be required,” the chief of the Israeli Army’s Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, said on Tuesday.
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