Yesterday it was pagers, today it is handheld radios:
Hezbollah said that more explosions had occurred in different areas of Lebanon on Wednesday, this time affecting handheld radios.
The Lebanese Red Cross said that 30 ambulance teams were responding to “multiple explosions” in different areas of Lebanon, including the country’s south and east.
In an initial toll, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that one person had been killed and more than hundred injured in the new wave of explosions which targeted “wireless devices.”
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At least nine people have been killed and more than 300 injured in the newest round of explosions, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Ambulances clogged the roads and some hospitals in southern Lebanon were said to be overwhelmed with dozens of casualties, according to Lebanon’s state-run news agency.
Apparently fires have broken out in seemingly random buildings, and loudspeakers are telling people to take the batteries out of their phones. I haven’t seen any reports, however, of exploding cell phones.
The usual suspects are up in arms over yesterday’s pager attack:
The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss Israel’s wave of attacks in Lebanon, according to Slovenia, which holds the Council’s rotating presidency this month.
How many emergency meetings have they held over Hezbollah’s rocket bombardment of Israel, which has gone on for months?
The United Nations’ human rights chief, Volker Türk, has criticized the pager attack as a violation of international law and called for those behind it to be held to account.
So, does sending thousands of rockets into Israel violate international law? What does the U.N. propose to do about it?
Nothing, of course. Hence the need for Israel to defend itself.
UPDATE: Via Glenn Reynolds, this apparently is a funeral for a terrorist who died yesterday. A walkie-talkie goes off:
🚨 Breaking: Thousands of Hezbollah radio devices ("Walkie-Talkie") have exploded during the past hour, in what appears to be the second wave of the attack..
Below is a footage from today, exploding during the funeral of another Hezbollah terrorist who was killed yesterday 👇 pic.twitter.com/o3ljPtgSZo
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) September 18, 2024
