Israel Detonates Hand-Held Walkie Talkies in Lebanon in Second Wave of Explosive AttacksChris MenahanInformationLiberation Sep. 18, 2024 |
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Israel detonated walkie talkies, radios and solar panels across Lebanon on Wednesday in a second day of explosive attacks, killing at least 20 people and injuring 450 throughout the country.
From Reuters, "Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon in second day of explosions": Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group's pagers the day before.The New York Times described how a nine-year-old girl was killed in the first wave of attacks on Tuesday: American and other officials briefed on the operation said on Tuesday that Israel had programmed the devices to beep for several seconds before exploding. The victims included nearly 300 people who suffered critical injuries — mostly wounds to the eyes, face and limbs — and others who lost hands or fingers, Dr. Abiad said.Israeli propagandist Barak Ravid reported in Axios on Tuesday that Israel triggered the pager attack due to fear Hezbollah "was onto" their operation. Israel decided to blow up the pager devices carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday out of concern its secret operation might have been discovered by the group, three U.S. officials told Axios.Both Taiwan and Hungary are denying manufacturing the devices that were used in the attacks. From The Times of Israel: Taiwan and Hungary on Wednesday denied making pagers that exploded the previous day while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, killing 12 people and injuring thousands.Lebanon is also reporting some solar panels, radios and car batteries were detonated, as Al Jazeera reports: "There was a car that exploded just behind us. At the same time, there was an explosion at another place [nearby]," he said. "I'm currently in the middle of the street. There are a lot of ambulances, chaos everywhere."Any goods connected to Israel must now be assumed to be rigged with explosives until proven otherwise. Iran and Hezbollah have shown remarkable restraint in the face of Israel's relentless attacks and Israel has responded by escalating their provocations with the hope of sparking a wider conflict to drag the US into fighting their war with Iran and its allies. Follow InformationLiberation on Twitter, Facebook, Gab, Minds and Telegram. |