According to a Wall Street Journal report, more than 1,000 Hezbollah operatives have been killed, with hundreds more injured, after their pagers unexpectedly exploded.
The cause of the explosion is still unknown, but the pagers were reportedly part of a new shipment that was recently received; the Israeli military declined to comment.
From The Wall Street Journal:
Hezbollah said a number of pagers carried by its members exploded simultaneously at 3:30 p.m. local time, killing three people and injuring a large number of others. The group said it had launched a wide-ranging investigation into the cause. It didn’t blame Israel and cautioned people not to fall for misleading information or rumors.
Iranian state television said the country’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was injured by his pager but was conscious and not in danger. Iran is the main supporter of Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group that has grown into one of the world’s best-armed nonstate militias.
The number of casualties was rising too quickly to count but appeared to top 1,000, a Hezbollah official said. The group seemed overwhelmed trying to keep up, and hospitals across the country struggled to treat the injured. Downtown Beirut was filled with the sirens of ambulances wailing by.
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WSJ: The affected pagers were from a new shipment that Hezbollah received in recent days. A senior Hezbollah terrorist speculated that malware may have caused the devices to heat up and explode. There are close to 1,500 wounded or dead terrorists. pic.twitter.com/EXfPsQ7kO6
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2024
UPDATE: Lebanese hospitals overwhelmed as hundreds upon hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists arrived with critical injuries after Israel allegedly hacked their pagers and blew them up remotely in an incredible operation never seen before. pic.twitter.com/qjeJ3AmF9O
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2024
The incident comes at a time of heightened tensions between Lebanon and Israel.
This story is developing…
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