Ambulances arrive after the detonation of a device during the funeral on Sept. 18, 2024, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, for those killed when hundreds of communication devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day. (Credit: AFP)
For a second time in two days, Hezbollah was targeted by the detonation of its member's communication devices in an attack widely attributed to Israel, whose defense minister declared on Wednesday a "new phase" of the war. On Tuesday, thousands of pagers, distributed to party members in recent months to replace cell phones, exploded where they were clipped to people's belts, in their pockets, even held in their hands as they read the message that had come in moments before. Twelve people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured. Then again on Wednesday, shortly before 5 p.m., another set of devices across the country exploded, killing 20 people and injuring about 450, according to the latest Health Ministry report.This time, a variety of electronic devices were affected, in the same areas as the Tuesday attack: southern Lebanon, the Bekaa...
For a second time in two days, Hezbollah was targeted by the detonation of its member's communication devices in an attack widely attributed to Israel, whose defense minister declared on Wednesday a "new phase" of the war. On Tuesday, thousands of pagers, distributed to party members in recent months to replace cell phones, exploded where they were clipped to people's belts, in their pockets, even held in their hands as they read the message that had come in moments before. Twelve people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured. Then again on Wednesday, shortly before 5 p.m., another set of devices across the country exploded, killing 20 people and injuring about 450, according to the latest Health Ministry report.This time, a variety of electronic devices were affected, in the same areas as the Tuesday attack: southern Lebanon, the Bekaa...