In Lebanon, fresh device blasts kill 20, leave over 450 injured
On Tuesday, 12 persons, including two children, were killed and nearly 3,000 injured after hundreds of pagers exploded simultaneously in the country.
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At least 20 persons were killed and over 450 injured after more electronic devices, including walkie-talkies and solar equipment, exploded in a second wave of blasts in Lebanon on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.
This came a day after 12 persons, including two children, were killed and nearly 3,000 were injured after hundreds of pagers exploded simultaneously in the country.
In a statement after the first wave of explosions, the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah blamed Israel for the “criminal aggression” and said that the messaging devices belonged to employees of its units and institutions. The group vowed that it would get “just retribution”.
Israel is yet to comment on the blasts. However, the country’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, while speaking to Israeli troops on Wednesday, said: “We are at the start of a new phase in the war – it requires courage, determination and perseverance.”
Although Gallant did not mention the exploding devices in Lebanon, he praised the work of Israel’s army and security agencies, according to AP. “The results are very impressive,” he said.
He added that after months of fighting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, “the centre of gravity” was shifting to the north by “diverting resources and forces”.
Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily strikes for the past 10 months amid Tel Aviv’s war on the besieged...
