Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reportedly denounced Israel on Thursday for allegedly targeting thousands of the group’s pagers, with some explosions taking place in busy streets, pharmacies, hospitals, and marketplaces. He underlined that because civilians, including women and children, were trapped in the blast zones, these strikes broke every rule and red line.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
The tensions between Hezbollah and Israel escalated after the cross-border attack by Hamas on October 7, which triggered the current Gaza war.
In response, Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel, leading to constant exchanges of fire between the two sides. While a full-scale war has been avoided, the conflict has forced tens of thousands of people on both sides to evacuate the border regions.
Israel’s military criticized Hezbollah for turning southern Lebanon into a combat zone, accusing the group of using civilian homes for military purposes, digging tunnels beneath them, and using civilians as human shields.
On Wednesday, hand-held radios used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon, killing 25 people and injuring hundreds more.
The day before, hundreds of pagers, which Hezbollah uses to avoid mobile phone surveillance, exploded simultaneously, resulting in 12 deaths, including two children, and injuring over 2,300 people.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged the United Nations Security Council to intervene, condemning what he called Israel’s “aggression” and “technological warfare.”
Israel maintains that its conflict with Hezbollah, like its war against Hamas in Gaza, is part of a broader regional conflict involving Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas, along with other militant groups in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities announced the arrest of an Israeli businessman accused of attending meetings in Iran to discuss the assassination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the defense minister, or the head of the Shin Bet spy agency.
Israel has a long history of targeting high-profile figures, including a Hamas leader killed in a blast in Tehran and a senior Hezbollah commander assassinated in a Beirut suburb, both in July.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
