Death toll from 2nd wave of communication device explosions in Lebanon rises to 14, injuries up to 450
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll from 2nd wave of communication device explosions in Lebanon rises to 14, injuries up to 450

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-19 09:07 Ambulances arrive after a reported device explosion occurred during the funeral of people killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sept 18, 2024. BEIRUT - The death toll in explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon on Wednesday rose to 14, with injuries up to 450, said the Lebanese Health Ministry. Security reports indicated that a wireless communication device exploded in Beirut's southern suburb during the funeral of four Hezbollah members, with similar explosions igniting fires in cars and residential buildings, resulting in several injuries. The explosions followed an attack a day ago, in which the Israeli military allegedly targeted pager batteries used by Hezbollah members, resulting in the deaths of 12 individuals, including two children, and approximately 2,800 injuries.

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Reflection on the communication device explosions in Lebanon
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Reflection on the communication device explosions in Lebanon

China Daily  

Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. Many people, including children, were killed or severely injured after communication devices, such as pagers and walkie-talkies, exploded on a massive scale across the country. When everyday communication devices become dangerous weapons, ordinary people may …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Lookback at the pager explosions that led to all-out war
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Lookback at the pager explosions that led to all-out war

Hindustan Times  

Israel and Lebanon's Shia Islamist militant outfit Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire after months of deadly conflict which stemmed from ever-present tensions over the Gaza war but went through the roof after the wave of explosions on September 17 and 18 this year in handheld pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to the Lebanese group's members, killing 37 people and injuring thousands. …

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon rises to 356, injuries to 1,246
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon rises to 356, injuries to 1,246

China Daily  

A man watches as smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon Sept 23, 2024. BEIRUT -- Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday resulted in 356 deaths, including 24 children and 42 women, with 1,246 others injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Israeli media reported that the target of the airstrike in Beirut …

Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic equipment without their knowledge is a violation of international human rights law, the United Nations human rights chief said Friday. He held up a photo of a mangled and bloodied hand, telling ambassadors from the …

The new frontier of terror… could our PHONES be used against us? As pagers and walkie-talkies are turned into bombs, experts reveal whether your smartphone is safe
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The new frontier of terror… could our PHONES be used against us? As pagers and walkie-talkies are turned into bombs, experts reveal whether your smartphone is safe

Daily Mail  

LISTEN: 90 Seconds to Midnight is The Mail's new podcast examining how close we are to Doomsday. On Wednesday, radios and walkie-talkies, like the one pictured in the hand of the man standing over the victim here, also exploded A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an …

Japan company denies making Hezbollah walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan company denies making Hezbollah walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated across …

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On top of that and in parallel with Israel’s …

Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon As Hezbollah Leader Says Exploding Device Attacks Crossed 'All Red Lines'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon As Hezbollah Leader Says Exploding Device Attacks Crossed 'All Red Lines'

ABP News  

The Israeli Defence Forces carried out intense airstrike in southern Lebanon late on Thursday after being accused of devising pager and walkie-talkie explosions that killed 37 people and wounded about 3,000 in the country. In the Thursday operation, Israeli jets struck hundreds of multiple rocket-launcher barrels in over two hours in southern Lebanon that were set to be fired immediately …

Israel launches major strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah chief says device explosions ‘cross all red lines’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel launches major strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah chief says device explosions ‘cross all red lines’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hezbollah has accused Israel of …

First Israel’s Exploding Pagers Maimed and Killed. Now Comes the Paranoia
55 years ago

First Israel’s Exploding Pagers Maimed and Killed. Now Comes the Paranoia

Wired  

When Nadim Kobeissi was a child growing up in Beirut in the early 2000s, sonic booms created by the Israel Defense Forces' planes in the skies above Lebanon would occasionally rattle his home, generating enough noise and concussive force that he and his family would sometimes sleep in the hallways to avoid pieces of glass from shattered windows falling onto …

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The waves of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members in grocery stores, on streets and at a funeral procession this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle. Retired Lebanese army Gen. Elias Hanna described the attacks as the “Pearl Harbor or 9/11 of Hezbollah.” Mohanad Hage Ali, a senior fellow at …

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Retired Lebanese army Gen. Elias Hanna described the attacks …

At least 25 dead in walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 25 dead in walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon

The Independent  

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Lebanon holds its breath for a possible third day of explosions as Hezbollah leader prepares to address the nation amid fears Israeli pager bombs will spark all-out war and Iran vows revenge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon holds its breath for a possible third day of explosions as Hezbollah leader prepares to address the nation amid fears Israeli pager bombs will spark all-out war and Iran vows revenge

Daily Mail  

Lebanon is reeling after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded during two days of carnage, leaving thousands with horrific injuries, dozens dead, and many now terrified of a repeat attack. Patients are treated at the Lebanese-Italian hospital in the city of Tyre after the second wave of blasts yesterday The attacks have seen scores of Hezbollah …

Hezbollah blasts mapped: Where did the explosions take place?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah blasts mapped: Where did the explosions take place?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least twelve people have …

Hezbollah pager and radio explosions in Lebanon and Beirut: Everything we know
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah pager and radio explosions in Lebanon and Beirut: Everything we know

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After initially releasing a statement …

'It Could Signal A Wider War': Israel, Hezbollah Weigh Options After Lebanon Blasts, West Asia On The Edge
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'It Could Signal A Wider War': Israel, Hezbollah Weigh Options After Lebanon Blasts, West Asia On The Edge

News 18  

A second wave of blasts struck Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the group detonated across Lebanon, killing at least 20 people and pushing Israel and Hezbollah to the brink of all-out war. “We don’t believe that the way to solve where we’re at in this crisis is by additional military operations at all,” …

UN chief alarmed by communication devices explosions in Lebanon, Syria: spokesman
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief alarmed by communication devices explosions in Lebanon, Syria: spokesman

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-19 10:19 A Lebanese army soldier stands guard near fire trucks at the scene of a reported pager device explosion in Saida in southern Lebanon on Sept 18, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon and in Syria on Tuesday and …

9 killed, over 300 injured in explosions of communication devices in Lebanon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

9 killed, over 300 injured in explosions of communication devices in Lebanon

China Daily  

A view shows closed shops, following pager detonations across Lebanon on Tuesday, in Beirut, Lebanon on Sept 18. BEIRUT -- Nine people were killed and more than 300 others injured in explosions of wireless communication devices across Lebanon on Wednesday, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Explosions were heard Wednesday afternoon in Beirut's southern suburb and several regions in southern and …

UN chief alarmed by communication devices explosions in Lebanon, Syria: spokesman
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN chief alarmed by communication devices explosions in Lebanon, Syria: spokesman

China Daily  

A Lebanese army soldier stands guard near fire trucks at the scene of a reported pager device explosion in Saida in southern Lebanon on Sept 18, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon and in Syria on Tuesday and Wednesday, his spokesman said. "The …

Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah
55 years ago

Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah

Wired  

With Hezbollah and Lebanon still reeling from a coordinated wave of pager explosions on Tuesday that killed at least 12 people and injured thousands, another bombardment began on Wednesday, this time taking the form of exploding two-way radios. Lebanon’s official news agency also reported exploding home solar systems less than two hours after the radio detonations began on Wednesday, according …

Watch: Hezbollah holds funeral for four killed in Lebanon pager explosions as walkie-talkies targeted
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Hezbollah holds funeral for four killed in Lebanon pager explosions as walkie-talkies targeted

The Independent  

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Why WERE Hezbollah using 80s-style pagers? How spooked terror group ditched smart phones in favour of low-tech gadgets fearing Israeli hack - only for security measure to backfire spectacularly
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why WERE Hezbollah using 80s-style pagers? How spooked terror group ditched smart phones in favour of low-tech gadgets fearing Israeli hack - only for security measure to backfire spectacularly

Daily Mail  

Bodies fill the corridors of Beirut hospitals this morning as doctors desperately try to help those caught in a mass explosion of pagers across Lebanon yesterday. The New York Times reported that Israel hid explosive material in a number of Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported to Lebanon. The New York Times reported that Israel hid explosive material …

How could pagers in Lebanon have been rigged to explode?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

How could pagers in Lebanon have been rigged to explode?

LA Times  

First responders carry a man who was wounded after his pager exploded in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sept. 17, 2024. But given the strength of the explosions and how consistent and coordinated they were across thousands of devices, electrical engineering and battery experts said the attack likely required modifying the pagers. Battery experts said it’s unlikely …

Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon : Consider This from NPR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Israel rigged pagers and radios to explode across Lebanon Enlarge this image toggle caption -/AFP via Getty Images -/AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday, electronic pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah became small bombs, exploding almost simultaneously across Lebanon. After Hamas attacked Israel last October 7, Hezbollah fired rockets across the Lebanese border into Israel in support of Hamas. Sponsor …

Second wave of device explosions rocks Lebanon; 14 dead
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Second wave of device explosions rocks Lebanon; 14 dead

LA Times  

Mourners carry the coffins of people killed after hundreds of paging devices exploded across Lebanon the previous day. A fresh wave of explosions caused by booby-trapped communication devices wracked Lebanon on Wednesday, the second such attack in as many days in what was believed to be an electronic sabotage campaign targeting Hezbollah. It comes on the heels of Tuesday’s bombings, …

Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions

NPR  

Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions toggle caption Bilal Hussein/AP BEIRUT, Lebanon, and TEL AVIV, Israel — A fresh wave of explosions in communications devices struck Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving 14 people dead and 450 wounded, according to Lebanese health officials. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke on Wednesday about "excellent achievements" by Israel's …

9 dead, thousands injured in pager blasts in Lebanon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

9 dead, thousands injured in pager blasts in Lebanon

Hindustan Times  

At least nine were killed and 2,800 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran’s envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources and the Lebanese health minister said. Lebanese internal security forces said a number of wireless communication devices were detonated across Lebanon, especially in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a …

Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say

The Independent  

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Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon as their pagers explode: Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon as their pagers explode: Report

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, including fighters and medics, were seriously wounded on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, a security source told Reuters. Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon as their pagers explode: Report A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the "biggest …

Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing thousands of injuries
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing thousands of injuries

NPR  

Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing thousands of injuries toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP Electronic pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,800 across the Middle East nation. “The widespread nature of the pagers exploding indicates that the supply chain of the pagers was compromised …

Several Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon attack claimed by Hezbollah
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Several Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon attack claimed by Hezbollah

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah says it detonated ‘explosive devices’ targeting soldiers who crossed the border into Lebanon. Several Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a blast in Lebanon near the Israeli border, according to the Israeli military and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for the attack. Iran-backed Hezbollah said on Monday that it had detonated “explosive devices” targeting Israeli soldiers …

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment

Al Jazeera  

Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago. Around 6pm, we received a message on WhatsApp from a friend in London, informing us of a tweet he saw about an “explosion” at the Beirut Port. I made a comment about how dangerous such “fake news” can be, …

Blast at Hezbollah arms depot rocks south Lebanon, authorities blame 'technical error'
4 years, 3 months ago

Blast at Hezbollah arms depot rocks south Lebanon, authorities blame 'technical error'

India Today  

An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said, injuring several people and sending a new shockwave across a nation grappling with its deepest crisis in three decades. The security source said the arms depot blast, which sent a huge column of black smoke into the sky, was caused …

I have reported from Lebanon for years. What I saw at the Beirut port after the blast was total devastation
4 years, 5 months ago

I have reported from Lebanon for years. What I saw at the Beirut port after the blast was total devastation

ABC  

I'll never forget the sight of a white cloud forming like a mushroom in the sky before turning a deep red colour. The blast damaged buildings across the capital and shattered glass in many nearby neighbourhoods. For those that had been near the blast and escaped with minor injures, they wanted to return back home and check on their loved …

Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands, many missing
4 years, 5 months ago

Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands, many missing

India Today  

Lebanese rescue workers dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise. Tuesday's blast at port warehouses storing highly explosive material was the most powerful in years in Beirut, already reeling from an economic crisis and a …

2 major explosions kill 10, injure several in Lebanon capital Beirut; scary visuals emerge
4 years, 5 months ago

2 major explosions kill 10, injure several in Lebanon capital Beirut; scary visuals emerge

India TV News  

Two major explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Footage being circulated online shows what appears to be two distinct smoke plumes within the affected area, the report mentioned. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health instructed all available hospitals to prepare to receive the wounded, while the country’s health minister said on TV that there are a “very high” number of …

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
4 years, 5 months ago

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. President Donald Trump said the U.S. “stands ready to assist Lebanon,” and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended his “deepest condolences.” “Our team in Beirut has reported to me the …

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