Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Walkie-talkie explosions injure hundreds in Lebanon a day after pager attacks

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Lebanon’s health ministry said Wednesday that at least 20 people were killed and 450 others wounded by exploding electronic devices in multiple regions of the country.

The explosions came a day after an apparent Israeli attack targeting pagers used by Hezbollah killed at least 12 and wounded nearly 3,000.

Associated Press journalists reported multiple explosions at the site of a Beirut funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before.

Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, and a Hezbollah official told the AP that walkie-talkies used by the group exploded in Beirut. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that sparked the Israel-Hamas war. Since then, Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire daily, coming close to a full-blown war on several occasions and forcing tens of thousands on both sides of the border to evacuate their homes.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The ministry does not differentiate between fighters and civilians in its count but says a little over half of those killed were women and children. Israel says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.

Source:CTV news

11 COMMENTS

  1. Lebanon is biblically referred to as a prostitute. So, as long as the Lebanese government continues to have no say over the activities of Hezbollah, peace will continue to elude that nation – and those around it.

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  2. Can’t we all just get alog please…..Can’t we all just coexist please…just killing each other for nothing….when are we going to have peace in this world

    • Israeli jews think they have a right to kill others. Just read the old testament. Its full of tales of vengeance. That’s why Jesus found himself out of kilter with his ideology of turning the other cheek. Bloodthirsty Nethanyahus of that time could n’t swallow that. He was toying around with what gave them authority and pride. He had to be killed. We can get along but we like being influenced by these combatants.

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  3. Babylon system, they are so bloody thirsty in those parts of the world. The imposters who claim to be Hebrews… the lost tribe of Israel were blacks not those babylonians ( imposters)

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    • And Mossad as usual is quiet as the Cia looks the other way. They are very loud on Putin but when Netanyahu’s commits a terrorist act they are all silent. Try counting how many babies have been killed in Gaza and they are past the death toll of jews in the holocaust. But who is appalled? Not UK, not USA, not France. Not any of the colonizers because they know what they did in Africa

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  4. There will never be peace in the region untill an Arab country develops a nuclear weapon………

    Only then will the hard choices for peace and coexistence be made

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  5. @Spaka
    The world doesn’t need any nuclear weapons…ALL WE NEED IS LOVE….John Lennon and Paul McCartney…The Beatles
    Politicians and Religious leaders are the ones to blame for all these wars

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