Middle East: Burlotto Put Murderous Blasts in Lebanon, Hezbollah Threatens Israel Retaliation

Closer and closer comes a generalized ignition in the Middle East. The headquartered of the pre-announced retaliation, blaming it for the simultaneous explosions of bombers of members of the pro-Iran organization, which cost at least nine people life. Lebanon’s Hezbollah blames Israel for the simultaneous explosions of bombers that cost the lives of 11 people and injured 4,000. Of these at least 400 are in “critical condition”, as said tonight (17/09/2024) to the Reuters news agency Basem Ganem, a consultant to the Lebanese Minister of Health. In Syria, 14 Hezbollah members were also injured by the explosion of their pagers, Syrian Human Rights Watch announced. Palestinian Hamas characterizes bomb blasts in Lebanon “terrorist Zionist aggression”, referring to Israel . “We strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist aggression aimed at Lebanese citizens by blowing up communication devices in different areas of Lebanon territory,” Hamas said in an announcement, adding that the attack made no distinction “between resistance fighters and civilians.” Following the explosion of Lebanese Hezbollah members’ pagers, nine people were killed and nearly 2,800 others were injured, according to the latest report by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. BREAKING: Thousands of message pages used by Hezbollah reportedly expanded all across Lebanon in a cybertack straight out of a cyberpunk scifi novel. More than a thousand Hezbollah members have been reportedly injured, according to Lebanon security sources. — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) Among the dead are the sons of two Hezbollah, Ali Amar and Hassan Fandala MPs, he told the French News Agency a source adjacent to the organization. A 10-year-old girl was also killed in eastern Lebanon during the explosion of her father’s pager, according to her family and a source adjacent to Hezbollah. The sons of a high-ranking Hezbollah security official were also injured, according to a source adjacent to the Lebanese organization. This is how the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon was translated to hospital following pager expansion, triggered by Israel. — Clash Report (@clashreport) Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, was also injured by the explosion of a pager, according to Iranian state television. The pagers, a warning system, exploded simultaneously in several areas of Lebanon which are a stronghold of the pro-Iranian organization. The first Health Ministry account mentioned eight dead and nearly 2,750 injured. According to Health Minister, Firas Abiad, most of the victims were injured “in the face, hand, stomach, and even in the eyes”. 2500 pagers blast simultanously in Lebanon This is unpreceded — Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) Fourteen Hezbollah members in Syria were also injured by the explosion of their pagers, Syrian Human Rights Watch announced. Lebanon’s Islamist movement stated that Israel “is fully responsible” for these simultaneous explosions and assured that “he will receive his just punishment” after this “criminal attack”. Israel has not commented on these explosions. Washington “was not involved” and “was not aware in advance” The U.S. gathers information about simultaneous bomb blasts across Lebanon, of which at least nine people were killed and 2,800 others were injured, including members of Hezbollah and medical personnel. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters during regular briefing that the US is not involved in the incident, they do not know who is responsible and were not informed in advance. Miller stressed that citizens are not “legal targets” for any operation, but avoided commenting on the incident. At the same time, he appealed to Tehran not to take advantage of this episode to trigger instability and aggravate even more tension in the region. The pioneers that expanded were ‘Gold Apollo AR-924’ type made in Taiwan, not Motorola. Recording to reports, the pager devices that were utilized in Israel’s cybertack in Lebanon contained an exclusive charge that was designed and later detonated. — Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) According to the representative, it is still ‘too early’ to judge how this attack on Lebanon could affect the peace negotiations for the Gaza Strip. The White House underlines that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict requires a diplomatic solution. The US still believes that there should be a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, White House representative Karin Jean-Pierre stressed. “We still believe that there should be a diplomatic solution” to this conflict, said the White House spokesman. Iraq sends medical teams The Iraqi government has announced that it is sending medical teams to help Lebanon, with Baghdad concerned about the risk of regional ignition. Basem al Awadi condemned the “sionist cyberattack”, stressing the need for urgent intervention by the international community to prevent the escalation of the conflict. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani ordered the dispatch of medical teams to Lebanon “to provide emergency assistance as soon as possible, in order to relieve the pain of innocent civilians injured,” says an Iraqi government announcement. ICM information – photos: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir