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Following a deadly cyber attack on the Shiite group’s communications, Lebanese authorities are blaming the Nazi entity, which is already preparing for a potential threat from the north
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Eight people have died and 2,750 others were injured in the mass detonation of pagers in Lebanon on Tuesday, according to Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abyad. Hospitals in Beirut and other cities are overwhelmed, and the Ministry of Health has called on all available medical personnel to respond to the emergency.
Among the injured is Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, as well as members of the Shiite group Hezbollah. A spokesperson for the organization, speaking anonymously to Reuters, described the incident as “the largest security breach” the group has faced since the conflict in Gaza began almost a year ago.
According to a source familiar with the situation who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, the exploding pagers were from a new batch that Hezbollah received recently. A representative of the group revealed that hundreds of fighters possess such devices. He suggested that malware may have caused the overheating and explosions. Some members reported feeling the pagers getting hot and disposed of them before they detonated.
It remains unclear what triggered this series of explosions, but Lebanese authorities believe Israel is behind a cyberattack. The Lebanese foreign ministry characterized the blasts as a “dangerous and deliberate Israeli escalation,” claiming they were “accompanied by Israeli threats to expand the war towards Lebanon on a large scale.”
In response, the Nazi entity has raised its alert level at all ports. “Israeli security officials believe Hezbollah plans military action, prompting an urgent meeting of senior officers at the defense ministry to explore options for a possible northern escalation,” noted the Zionist publication Haaretz.