Hezbollah must be thinking, "Just when you thought it was safe to use your two-way radio..."
The Associated Press is reporting that explosions were going off all over Beirut and Southern Lebanon as another wave of attacks against the terrorist group is underway.
Hezbollah says that this attack targeted the walkie-talkies and other electronic devices of Hezbollah members. The attack also targeted home energy systems, according to Hezbollah. AP is reporting that at least one person was killed and dozens wounded.
Several blasts were heard during the funeral of Hezbollah members in Beirut.
This second attack is being reported to be from walkie talkies.
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) September 18, 2024
The communication devices that exploded a short while ago are not of the same type and are not just pagers.
Very disturbing footage from a funeral pic.twitter.com/CWwCzd3NSk
2nd wave - lesser (40 explosions) but bigger as Hezbollah terrorists) Walkie Talkie holders were targeted. pic.twitter.com/8ET9mzwYcQ
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) September 18, 2024
Two sources told Axios that the goal of this second-wave attack was "to increase paranoia and fear in Hezbollah's ranks, in an attempt to press the militia's leadership to change its policy regarding the conflict with Israel."
A Hezbollah official told the AP that walkie-talkies used by the group exploded. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Lebanon’s official news agency reports that solar energy systems exploded in homes in several areas of Beirut and in southern Lebanon, wounding at least one girl.
The new blasts hit a country still thrown into confusion and anger after Tuesday’s pager bombings, which appeared to be a complex Israeli attack targeting Hezbollah members that caused civilian casualties, too. At least 12 people were killed, including two children, and some 2,800 people wounded as hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members began detonating wherever they happened to be — in homes, cars, at grocery stores and in cafes.
Until Hezbollah members can find another way to communicate with each other without getting blown up, they're going back to the stone age communications-wise.
"Israel began moving more troops to its border with Lebanon on Wednesday as a precautionary measure," according to an official with knowledge of the movements.
This is a developing story, and we'll post updates as more information becomes available.
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