Hezbollah gets hit again
Israeli F-35 planes fired several missiles at a building where high-ranking Palestinian and Hezbollah terrorists were meeting. Reportedly at least 15 were killed, amongst them Hezbollah’s number 2, Ibrahim Aqil.
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) September 20, 2024
They decided to meet as pagers were dangerous. Exactly as Israel… pic.twitter.com/x9nv2LJfIJ
Lebanon on edge after new wave of explosions kill 20, wound 450
Amjad Taha, a political strategist and analyst from the UAE, wrote:
“You dared to strike at a wise and courageous people on October 7th—committing genocide, kidnapping their children, and violating their women. You thought they would fall, but they rose again. After 11 months, they returned to correct what briefly slipped—their intelligence. Now, they will send you back 1,000 years, to an era without technology, where a ringing phone feels like a death sentence and a beep is a nightmare. You will be haunted by your own shadow, too afraid to use any technology, cut off from the advanced world.
They will defeat you—not with bullets or tanks, but with the unbreakable will of brave and intelligent people. Over a simple cup of coffee, with a decisive click, they will seal your fate and that of anyone who dares to harm their children. This is a nation the world respects.
Lebanon—Hezbollah’s beeper attacks and today’s V82 strike aren’t just military victories; they represent a triumph for the Middle East over radicalism—a victory not just for Israel, but for all who stand against terror.”
What we know about the wave of attacks in Lebanon
- The second round of explosions in Lebanon took place on Wednesday after hand-held radios or walkie-talkies detonated across the country, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 450.
- The explosions – which came a day after the deadly pager blasts across Lebanon – took place in Beirut, as well as Hezbollah strongholds in southern and eastern parts of the country.
- Some of the blasts hit as funerals were being held for the victims of the pager attacks. The death toll from Tuesday’s explosions has risen to 12, with at least 2,800 others wounded. Victims included children and healthcare workers.
- Hashem Safieddin, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, said the Lebanese group was in a “new confrontation” with Israel and that it would respond to the latest attacks with “special punishment”.
- Lebanon’s Foreign Minister warned the “blatant assault on Lebanon’s sovereignty and security” was a dangerous development that could “signal a wider war”.
- There has been no comment from Israel, but the country’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli troops that the “centre of gravity is moving northward” to the Lebanon border and that “we are at the start of a new phase in the war”.
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