Hezbollah members at the funeral of one of their comrades, killed during the wave of pager explosions targeting the party, in Adloun (South Lebanon), on Sept. 19, 2024. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Hezbollah has begun to investigate Tuesday’s attack in which pagers used by its members exploded; an attack that shook several parts of Lebanon. It released a statement that same night, stating that “the competent bodies [within Hezbollah] are conducting a large security and scientific investigation to identify the reasons behind the simultaneous explosions.” Another round of detonations the next day damaged more of the party’s communications infrastructure. Over 37 people were killed and thousands others wounded in the two series of explosions. The Lebanese government was quick to take up the case. On Wednesday, Military Court’s Government Commissioner Judge Fadi Akiki launched an official investigation, ordering the Lebanese Army’s intelligence services, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the rest of the security apparatus, to...
Hezbollah has begun to investigate Tuesday’s attack in which pagers used by its members exploded; an attack that shook several parts of Lebanon. It released a statement that same night, stating that “the competent bodies [within Hezbollah] are conducting a large security and scientific investigation to identify the reasons behind the simultaneous explosions.” Another round of detonations the next day damaged more of the party’s communications infrastructure. Over 37 people were killed and thousands others wounded in the two series of explosions. The Lebanese government was quick to take up the case. On Wednesday, Military Court’s Government Commissioner Judge Fadi Akiki launched an official investigation, ordering the Lebanese Army’s intelligence services, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the rest of the security...
