NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday in what appears to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks targeting an extraordinary number of people. Both attacks, which many believe were carried out by […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah and the Lebanese government quickly blamed Israel for the nearly simultaneous firing of hundreds of pagers Officials said it was used by members of the militant group in an attack on Tuesday that killed at least nine people and injured nearly 3,000 others. Many of those affected were members of the […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl – and wounding several thousand, authorities said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated, long-range […]
Hundreds of pagers belonging to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously throughout Lebanon. At the time of publication, at least nine people were killed and 2,750 injured, according to security services and the Lebanese health minister. Pagers are small communication devices that were commonly used before cell phones became widely available. The devices display […]
1 min agoTuesday, September 17, 2024, 8:11 p.m. Death list rises to 11 Reuters reported that the death toll from the pager explosions rose from nine to eleven. The number of injured There are currently 4,000 people, 400 of whom are in critical condition, the adviser to the Lebanese health minister told the news agency. […]
It is not yet fully known how exactly the pagers were detonated New Delhi: Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers exploded across Lebanon today, killing eight people and wounding Tehran’s ambassador in Beirut. The Iran-backed militant group blamed Israel for the explosion. The Israeli military made no comment. Hezbollah has been using a private landline telecommunications network […]
Conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalates after attacks Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy air strikes on Sunday. Three deaths were confirmed in Lebanon, while damage in Israel appeared to be limited. At least eight people have died and more than 2,750 injured after their portable pagers exploded simultaneously in Lebanon, news reports say. The pagers […]
Israeli air strikes in Lebanon caused disruptions at the country’s main airport, flights were delayed and passengers were stranded Hezbollah planned a massive attack on central Tel Aviv on Sunday, firing more than 6,000 rockets in retaliation for the killing of Fuad Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander. Israel preempted the attack by attacking key Hezbollah […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah repelled heavy shelling early Sunday morning but refrained from triggering a widely feared all-out war, signaling that their most intense exchange in months is over. The cross-border attacks came as high-level talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Egypt. Gaza This would […]
Beirut airport was operational on Sunday but many passengers were stranded as flights were cancelled or delayed, an AFP correspondent said, after Israel and Hezbollah announced full-scale attacks amid an escalation in cross-border hostilities. “We arrived at 4:30 a.m. (01:30 GMT) for our 8:00 a.m. flight, but they told us it was canceled,” said Elham […]
