Second wave of electronic equipment explosions in Lebanon

BEIRUT. — This Wednesday exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon electronic devices in an apparent second wave of detonationssaid officials from Hezbollah and the state press, reporting that walkie-talkies exploded and even solar energy equipment, a day after hundreds of beeper locators They exploded.

Nine dead and 300 injured in second wave of explosions in Lebanon, says the country’s Ministry of Health.

Was several explosions in Beirutat the funeral of three Hezbollah members and a minor killed in the locator explosions the previous day.

A Hezbollah official said that portable radios exploded used by the group. The official Lebanese news agency reported that home solar energy systems exploded in several parts of Beirut and southern Lebanon, injuring at least one girl.

🔴 #NOW | Several home solar power systems also exploded in Beirut, Lebanon – AP. pic.twitter.com/jANXPxdtSz

— World in Conflict 🌎 (@MundoEConflicto) September 18, 2024

Hezbollah vowed revenge for attacks

Hashem Safieddinehead of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, said Wednesday that the group will respond with “a special punishment”. The group, he asserted, is “in a new confrontation with the enemy.”

The new explosions occur amid great confusion and outrage in Lebanon over the pager pops on tuesdaywhich appeared to be a complex Israeli operation against Hezbollah. At least 12 people died, including two minors, and about 2,800 were injured.

🔴 #NOW | The moment of one of the explosions of a device during one of Hezbollah’s funerals in Lebanon. It happens a day after the massive attack. pic.twitter.com/nZciwSHZVc

— World in Conflict 🌎 (@MundoEConflicto) September 18, 2024

Meanwhile, details of the operation began to emerge. A Hungary-based company was responsible for manufacturing the beepers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent Israeli operation against Hezbollah, another firm whose brand name was used on the devices said Wednesday.

Beepers used by hundreds of members of the Hezbollah militia exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday.

They blame Israel for the explosions

Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack.

A US official said that Israel had informed the United States on Tuesday when the operation had concluded, in which small amounts of explosives hidden in the devices were detonated.

Hezbollah and Israeli forces have crossfire almost daily since October 8the day after a deadly Hamas-led attack in southern Israel sparked a major Israeli counteroffensive and the ongoing war in Gaza. Since then, hundreds of people have been killed in attacks in Lebanon and dozens in Israel, and tens of thousands of people have been displaced on both sides of the border.

Tuesday’s attack, and Hezbollah’s blaming Israel, renewed fears of a open war between the two rivals.

Israel started on wednesday bring more troops to your border with Lebanon as a precaution, according to an official with knowledge of the military movements who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

Experts believe the explosive material was placed in the beepers before they were delivered and used, in a sophisticated infiltration of the supply chain.

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