- Israel shifts focus to Lebanon front amid war
- Explosions target Hezbollah; solar devices also explode
- Over 14 killed, 400+ injured in Lebanon blasts
Israel’s defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war as its forces focused on the northern front with Lebanon, where nine people were killed in the latest wave of explosives.
A second wave of explosions has shaken Lebanon, this time connected to hand-held radios, with reports indicating that solar energy installations have also exploded in numerous regions.
According to Reuters, fourteen people were killed in Wednesday’s bombings, with over 400 injured.
Following the second round of explosions, Israel’s defense minister declared a “new phase” of the war, as the army focused on the northern border with Lebanon.
According to multiple reports from Lebanon, Hezbollah-owned hand-held radios have detonated throughout the country’s south and in the capital’s southern suburbs.
While Wednesday’s bombings appear to have targeted Hezbollah members, it is unclear whether bystanders were also affected.
Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, Lebanon’s official news agency claimed that household solar energy systems had exploded in various Beirut neighborhoods.
Speaking to Israeli troops on Wednesday, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made no mention of the exploding electrical devices in Lebanon, instead praising Israel’s army and security agencies.
Following months of fighting against Hamas in Gaza, “the center of gravity is shifting to the north by diverting resources and forces.” “We are beginning a new phase in the war,” he stated.
According to reports, many of the injuries sustained in Wednesday’s blasts involved the stomach and hands.
On Tuesday, pager explosives in Lebanon injured roughly 3,000 people and killed 12.
Firas Abiad, the Lebanese health minister, claimed two children were among the dead.
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The latest bombings come as Hezbollah claims the pager explosions were part of a more extensive Israeli operation.
While the Iran-backed militant group and Hamas claimed Israel was behind it, the country initially declined to react.
Experts informed that the pager devices would have had to be intercepted and explosives installed inside them to carry out the attempted attack.
A Taiwanese pager manufacturer denied producing the gadgets that detonated on Tuesday.
Gold Apollo stated that the gadgets were instead manufactured under license by a firm called BAC, which is situated in Budapest, Hungary.
However, BAC CEO Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono told Sky News’ US partner NBC News: “I don’t make the pagers.” I’m merely the intermediary. I believe you got it incorrect.
Then, a representative of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s office stated that the pagers used in Tuesday’s attack had never been in Hungary but did not dispute the firm’s claimed participation.
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