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Second wave of blasts across Lebanon rocks Hezbollah: All you need to know

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
 An exploded device is seen along with burning buildings in southern Lebanon, following reports of further blasts targeting Hezbollah, September 18, 2024 (photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)
An exploded device is seen along with burning buildings in southern Lebanon, following reports of further blasts targeting Hezbollah, September 18, 2024
(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)

Lebanon's Hezbollah says Israel to blame for pager blasts, will get 'fair punishment'

By REUTERS
 breaking news (photo credit: JPOST STAFF)
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Lebanon's Hezbollah blamed Israel for a spree of pager blasts across Lebanon, saying it will get 'its fair punishment', according to a statement released by the militant group on Tuesday.

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What are the 'beepers' that were used by Hezbollah operatives?

The beeper, which predates mobile phones, allows professionals to receive messages in remote areas. Today, it was released that Hezbollah operatives used the device.

By DR. ITAY GAL
 Different types of pagers. Still used in areas without reception. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)
Different types of pagers. Still used in areas without reception.
(photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)

The cyberattack on Hezbollah terrorists across multiple countries has revealed that the device, which many thought had died out, is still being used by Hezbollah.

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Hezbollah’s worst nightmare: Chaos in its ranks - opinion

Hezbollah, a highly trained and disciplined terrorist group, is now facing chaos and vulnerability after a large number of its members were injured by exploding communication devices.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
 An ambulance vehicle drives as hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded, in Sidon, Lebanon September 17, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/AZIZ TAHER)
An ambulance vehicle drives as hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded, in Sidon, Lebanon September 17, 2024
(photo credit: REUTERS/AZIZ TAHER)

Hezbollah is known as a disciplined group. Highly trained, the group invests heavily in its recruits. It is not known to waste them as cannon fodder. It views itself as an elite organization, and within its own structure, there are centers of terrorist excellence, such as the Radwan force.

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Hezbollah has no idea what hit them - analysis

Hezbollah was caught off-guard by a cyberattack on the Lebanon terrorist organization pagers that wounded thousands of members.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB
 Hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded in explosion in Beirut. September 17 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded in explosion in Beirut. September 17 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Mid-afternoon on Tuesday, Hezbollah cell phones exploded across Lebanon.

The Lebanese organization had no idea what hit them.

Whoever planned and set up this simultaneous multi-front strike had doubtless been holding this capability in check for the right moment for months if not years.

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Iranian ambassador Mojtaba Amani injured in Hezbollah explosion - report

By REUTERS
  (photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)
(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER/FILE PHOTO)

Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was injured on Tuesday by the explosion of a pager, Iran's Mehr news agency reported, as hundreds of members of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah were seriously wounded in similar incidents.

This is a developing story.

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Footage of pager explosions in Lebanon, wounded individuals spread on social media

A storm ensued on social media following the announcement of the pager attack, as footage showing injured men in the streets and moments of the explosions began circulating.

By OHAD MERLIN
 Multiple pagers exploded throughout Lebanon, injuring Hezbollah members. September 17, 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Multiple pagers exploded throughout Lebanon, injuring Hezbollah members. September 17, 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Initial reports claimed that injuries were listed in Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled Dahia neighborhood, as well as in the northern Beqaa valley area, Tyre, Bint Jbeil and Southern Lebanon, Nabatiyeh, and others.

llah militants.

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Did Israel retaliate against Hezbollah for attempted assassination of ex-defense chief? - analysis

Hezbollah members were wounded in Beirut after their communication pagers exploded on Tuesday.

By YONAH JEREMY BOB, REUTERS
 Hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded in explosion in Beirut. September 17 2024. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
Hundreds of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded in explosion in Beirut. September 17 2024.
(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)

Dozens of members of Hezbollah were seriously wounded on Tuesday in Lebanon's south and the southern suburbs of Beirut when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, security sources told Reuters.

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Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon in mass pager hack

Reports from Arab and Israeli media have said that over 1,200 people have been wounded.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked. (photo credit: REUTERS, SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT, SHUTTERSTOCK)
(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.
(photo credit: REUTERS, SCREENSHOT/X, SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT, SHUTTERSTOCK)

Hundreds of members of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah were seriously wounded on Tuesday in Lebanon's south and the southern suburbs of Beirut when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, security sources told Reuters.

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Hezbollah beeper blast - latest headlines

• Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded in Lebanon in mass pager hack

• Iranian ambassador Mojtaba Amani injured in Hezbollah explosion

• Israel yet to take responsibility for attack