Over 2,750 persons were injured across Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon as a result of explosives caused by Hezbollah members’ pager devices. The explosives, which happened simultaneously in multiple Hezbollah strongholds, were reported as a “Israeli breach” of the organization’s communications.
According to the Associated Press, Iran’s envoy in Lebanon was wounded in a pager explosion in Lebanon. A Hezbollah official reportedly stated that a few Hezbollah militants were injured in Syria after the pagers they were carrying burst.
Lebanon’s health minister, Firas Abiad, said at least eight people were killed and 2,750 wounded — 200 of them critically.
Hezbollah has said three people killed in ‘mysterious’ Lebanon pager explosions. This includes son of a Hezbollah Member of Parliament apart from a girl and a Hezbollah fighter, AFP reported.Â
The militant group has informed that they have initiated a probe into the cause of ‘simultaneous’ pager blasts.
Hezbollah’s pager network was reportedly compromised, resulting in widespread injuries.
The explosions occurred as Israel announced a broadening of its military objectives to include actions against Hezbollah in northern Lebanon.
AFP reported that dozens of Hezbollah’s members had been wounded in blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the south of the country. One Hezbollah member told AFP that the pager explosion incident was a result of an “Israeli breach” of its communications.
The incident marks the first of its kind since Hezbollah began engaging in near-daily clashes with Israel, following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which ignited the The Lebanon health ministry in a statement asked “all hospitals in… areas near the locations of the injured, to be on high alert and raise their level of preparedness”, and “all health workers to urgently go to their workplaces” to assist.
The Lebanese Red Cross said it was on “high alert” in a statement shared on X, formerly Twitter.Gaza war.
Israeli Breach Suspected in Pager Explosion
On Tuesday, Israel had announced an expansion its war objectives beyond the initial focus on Hamas, following the militant group’s October 7 attacks.
Israel’s updated strategy now includes addressing Hezbollah’s actions along the northern border with Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that the revised goals aim to ensure the safe return of northern residents to their homes.
Previously, Israel’s primary objectives were to defeat Hamas and secure the return of hostages taken during the October 7 assault.
“The political-security cabinet updated the goals of the war this evening, so that they include the following section: the safe return of the residents of the north to their homes,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement early Tuesday.
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