Hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists killed or injured as ‘pagers’ simultaneously explode across Lebanon: report

Hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists were reportedly injured in separate explosions across Lebanon on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

The widespread detonation was the result of a large number of the terrorists’ communication and “wireless” devices suddenly exploding in Lebanon and Syria, according to Axios‘ Barak Ravid and Reuters. Though it’s still unclear who was behind the attack, it comes a day after Israel warned that it was considering taking new actions against an increasingly aggressive Hezbollah.

Israel and Hezbollah have since been engaged in cross-fire skirmishes that have only grown more frequent and sizable since Oct. 7, the date Hamas attacked Israel and started a regional war. The Israeli Defense Minister reportedly told a U.S. envoy on Monday that the time for a diplomatic solution had “passed because Hezbollah continues to tie itself to Hamas and refuses to end the conflict,” according to Axios.

It was the “biggest security breach” Hezbollah has experienced since it started engaging with Israel last year, a senior Hezbollah commander told Reuters. A current total of 2,800 people, including terrorists, are believed to be injured or killed, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry cited by Axios.

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was reportedly injured in one of the explosions, according to The Jerusalem Post.

In one video, an individual can be seen inside what appears to be a grocery store before a satchel he was carrying explodes. In another video, a person seen inside a store places what appears to be a wireless device on a counter before he is blown back by a similar explosion.

Footage of communication pagers worn by Hezbollah members exploding across Lebanon.

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Explosions were still reportedly taking place a half hour after the initial detonations, according to Reuters. It wasn’t clear what caused the devices to explode, but a Hezbollah official told The Wall Street Journal that some individuals could feel their devices heating up before detonation.

Dozens of ambulances have been mobilized to respond to the “multiple bombings,” the Lebanese Red Cross said, according to the Times. The amount of casualties is unclear. Civilians have been asked not to use similar devices until further notice.

The incident could mark the latest escalations between Israel and Hezbollah, which started attacking Israel last year on the same day Hamas attacked the country and killed nearly 1,200 people, starting a regional war. Israel and Hezbollah have since been engaged in cross-fire skirmishes that have only grown more frequent and sizable as the war has carried on.

High-level members of the Israeli government on Monday warned that it was not possible to return citizens to their homes in the north, which borders Lebanon, without the security situation changing, according to Axios. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly told a U.S. envoy that the time for a diplomatic solution had “passed because Hezbollah continues to tie itself to Hamas and refuses to end the conflict.”

The Israeli prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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