on September 17, 2024, 6:04 pm
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Pager explosions kill Hezbollah fighters, wound thousands in Lebanon
Summary
Hezbollah calls it biggest security breach in war with Israel
At least two Hezbollah fighters killed, the group says
Iranian ambassador to Lebanon reportedly injured
Lebanese Red Cross dispatches over 50 ambulances, 300 medics
Injuries to limbs, face and eyes
BEIRUT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed and 2,750 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources and the Lebanese health minister said.
Lebanon's information minister Ziad Makary said the government condemned the detonation of the pagers as an "Israeli aggression". Hezbollah also blamed Israel for the pager blasts and said it would receive "its fair punishment".
The Israeli military declined to comment on Reuters enquiries about the detonations...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/